Yosemite Valley taken with Olympus E300 digital SLR at 1/200 s, f1/4.5,100 ISO speed rating, bright sunny morning March 23,2006 at an elevation of 4000 ft.

Indic Darshanas

Philosophy

 

Introduction

The word Philosophy does not map well into the kind of subject matter that is dealt with in the 6 darshanas that are generally considered part of Hinduism and are loosely referred to as the Six Systems of Philosophy stemming from the Vedic heritage of the Hindus , although they do not all subscribe to the primacy of the Vedas. These 6 systems are called

 

There are 3 distinct systems of Metaphysics under the rubric of Vedanta

Advaita (generally attributed to Gaudapada but largely propounded by Adi Sankara

Dvaita (propounded by Madhavacharaya)

Vishishta Advaita ( propounded by Ramanujacharya)

The reason why Indian darshanas are considered to be more encompassing than either metaphysics (Brahmavidya) or Metaknowledge is that in addition to describing the goal of human existence, they go about systematically detailing how to attain the goal. These 4 paths or Margas or Yogashastra

 

Bhakti Yoga

Karma Yoga,

Jnana Yoga

Raja Yoga

http://www.iep.utm.edu/.cgi/Index.html

 

The Upanishads

Aitareya Upanishad

The story of Sankara by Will Durant

 

Introduction to the Upanishads

Indian Philosophy at University of Hawaii

References

03/13/08 15:24:21 -0500.

 

 

Yosemite Valley taken with Olympus E300 digital SLR at 1/200 s, f1/4.5,100 ISO speed rating, bright sunny morning March 23,2006 at an elevation of 4000 ft.

Indic Darshanas

Philosophy

 

Introduction

The word Philosophy does not map well into the kind of subject matter that is dealt with in the 6 darshanas that are generally considered part of Hinduism and are loosely referred to as the Six Systems of Philosophy stemming from the Vedic heritage of the Hindus , although they do not all subscribe to the primacy of the Vedas. These 6 systems are called

 

There are 3 distinct systems of Metaphysics under the rubric of Vedanta

Advaita (generally attributed to Gaudapada but largely propounded by Adi Sankara

Dvaita (propounded by Madhavacharaya)

Vishishta Advaita ( propounded by Ramanujacharya)

The reason why Indian darshanas are considered to be more encompassing than either metaphysics (Brahmavidya) or Metaknowledge is that in addition to describing the goal of human existence, they go about systematically detailing how to attain the goal. These 4 paths or Margas or Yogashastra

 

Bhakti Yoga

Karma Yoga,

Jnana Yoga

Raja Yoga

http://www.iep.utm.edu/.cgi/Index.html

 

The Upanishads

Aitareya Upanishad

The story of Sankara by Will Durant

 

Introduction to the Upanishads

Indian Philosophy at University of Hawaii

References

03/13/08 15:24:21 -0500.