The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya
author: O.B.L Kapoor
edition: 2008, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 258
ISBN-10: 8121502756
ISBN-13: 9788121502757
Topic: Vaishnavism
Source of Knowledge
This chapter describes Source of Knowledge of the fifth chapter in the book The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya written by O.B.L Kapoor. This work is a comprehensive, critical and comparative study of all aspects of the philosophy and religion of Shri-Caitanya (Sri Chaitanya). Importance is given to the concept of Bhakti—the highest means of attaining God, Prema—divine love and Rasa—The doctrine of transcendental relish. The first three chapters deal with the history of the Vaishnava religion dating from the earliest Vedic period and Vaishnavism in ancient Bengal. The rest of the chapters discuss the philosophy and religion the Chaitanya movement.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Source of Knowledge” according to 253 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) [by George Thibaut]
--The text, moreover, by introducing the knowledge of Brahman as the chief subject-which it does in the passage (I, 1, 1), 'He told the knowledge of Brahman, the foundation of all knowledge, to his eldest son Atharvan'--and by afterwards declaring that out of the two kinds of knowledge, viz. the lower one and the higher one, the higher one leads to the comprehension of the Imperishable, shows that the knowledge of the Imperishable is the knowledge of Brahman....
Read full contents: I, 2, 21
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita [by Asokan. G]
Knowledge (pramana) [in Charaka philosophy]. The Sanskrit word pramana, as indicated by its constituents, denotes source of knowledge. It is derived from the root “ma” which means to measure by prefixing “pra” and dissolving the instrumental infix “lyut”....
Read full contents: Knowledge (pramana) [in Charaka philosophy]
The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system [by Babu C. D]
The knowledge of pramanas is inevitable for attaining an error free knowledge. The pramanas further assist a person to lead a good life so as to attain the desired end. Anumana: Anumana is the second significant source of knowledge in Nyaya philosophy. It is both a source of cognition and a way of reasoning. As a source of cognition, it produces inferential knowledge....
Read full contents: Chapter 2.9 - Pramanas in Nyaya Philosophy
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[The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya: index]
[About The Author (O.b.l. Kapoor)]
[Preface]