Sarva-siddhanta Sangraha
Sarva-darsana-siddhanta Sangraha, or simply Sarva-Siddhānta-Saṅgrahaḥ (Sanskrit: सर्व-सिद्धान्त-सङ्ग्रहः) is a work by Adi Shankaracharya written in 8th century CE, which sketches eleven major systems of thought of different Indian schools of philosophy during that period in the Indian sub-continent.[1][2]
Chapters[]
The eleven systems of philosophy covered in the work are listed below.
Non-Vedic schools[]
These unorthodox schools fall under Nāstika, who reject Vedas as an authoritative system.
- Lokāyata (or Cārvāka)
- Arhata philosophy (or Jainism)
- Buddhism
Vedic schools[]
The Āstika systems described here consider Vedas as a reliable and authoritative source of knowledge.
- Vaiśeṣika
- Naiyāyika
- Theory of Prabhākara
- Theory of Bhaṭṭācārya
- Sāṅkhya
- System of Patañjali
- System of Veda-Vyāsa
- Vedānta
Related works[]
Adi Shankaracharya is also said to have authored (A Summary of the Essence of the Established Conclusions from All the Upaniṣads), also known as .[3][4] This work is later said to have inspired Madhavacharya (also known as Vidyaranya) to write Sarva-darsana Sangraha, a compendium of 16 schools of philosophy during the 12th century CE.[5]
References[]
- ^ The Sarva-siddhanta-sangraha.
- ^ Paul Hacker, Sankaracarya and Sankarabhagavatpada: Preliminary Remarks Concerning the Authorship Problem', in Philology and Confrontation: Paul Hacker on Traditional and Modern Vedanta (Editor: Wilhelm Halbfass), State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0-7914-2582-4, pp. 41–56
- ^ "Sarva Vedanta Siddhanta Sara Sangraha". www.upasanayoga.org. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ Sarva Vedanta Siddhanta Sara Sangraha.
- ^ Madhavacharya (Vidyaranya Swami), E. B. Cowell. Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha by Madhavacharya (Vidyaranya Swami) - tr by E.B.Cowell.
External links[]
- Indian philosophy
- Philosophy stubs