Indian Philosophy (3 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I: Preface. 1. The philosophy of the Upanisads. 2. The cults of the minor Upanisads. 3. The philosophy of the epics. 4. The philosophy of the Puranas: Visnuism, Saivism and Saktaism. 5. The philosophy of the Gitas: the ways to the goal. 6. The common ideas in Indian philosophy. 7. The philosophy of the Carvaka. 8. The Vaisesika philosophy. 9. The Nyaya philosophy. 10. The Navya Nyaya philosophy. 11. The Mimamsa philosophy. 12. The Sabdika philosophy. Index of subjects. Index of authors. Index of texts.

Vol. II: 1. The Samkhya philosophy. 2. The Yoga philosophy. 3. The Jaina philosophy. 4. Early Buddhism. 5. The schools of Buddhism. 6. The back-ground of the Vedanta. 7. The Advaita Vedanta of Samkara. 8. The back-ground of the theistic Vedanta. 9. The philosophy of Visistadvaita. 10. The Dvaitavada of Madhva. 11. Dvaitadvaitavada: of Nimbarka. 12. Suddhadvaitavada of Vallabha. 13. Acintyabhedabhedavada of Caitanya. 14. Saivism and Saktaism. Index.

Vol. III: Preface. 1. The philosophy of Bhaskara. 2. The Pratyabhijna school of Saivism. 3. The philosophy of the Pasupata. 4. The Saiva Siddhanta. 5. Saiva Visistadvaitavada of Srikantha. 6. The philosophy of Vira Saivism. 7. Problems of post-Samkara Advaita Vedanta : Brahman. 8. World. 9. Liberation. 10. Post-Samkara Advaita epistemology. 11. Critique. Index of authors. Index of subjects. Appendix.

The work deals with the subject comprehensively. The treatment closely follows the basic texts of the various schools, which is a unique feature of the work. These volumes deal with the evolution of religious and spiritual thought and philosophical speculation from the principal Upanisads to the Puranas and the Gitas through the Manusamhita and Ramayana and explains the ideas common to them.

The book is based on the study of the original texts. It deals with the epistemology, logic, ontology, psychology, ethics and theology of the different systems, though it specializes in their ontology. It gives comprehensive accounts of the Carvaka, the Vaisesika, the Nyaya, and the Navya Nyaya logic of Gangesa. It deals with Bhartrhariís linguistic monism as expounded in his Vakyapadiya (Brahma-kanda), which is a unique type of philosophy.

The subject matter of Vol. I is the philosophies of the Upanisads, the Epics, the Puranas, the Gita, the Philosophies of the Carvakas, the Vaisesika, the Nyaya, the Navya Nyaya, the Mimamsa, and the ›abdika of Bhartrhari. Vol. II deals with the philosophies of Samkhya, the Yoga, Jainism, Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta and other Theistic Vedanta, Saivism, Saktism: while Vol. III contains the philosophies of Bhåskara, Saivism and different ›aiva schools and the problem of post Sankara Advaitavada. (jacket)