Jainism in Indian PhilosophyThe book is the first work of its kind where the scholar has collected the references to Jain doctrines from the vast literature of three systems of Indian Philosophy, namely Nyaya-vaisesika Vedanta and Buddhists for the first time. Organised in five chapters the observations of the scholar in the last chapter of conclusion is interestingly revealing. |
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accepted adṛṣṭa ākāśa anekānta Anekāntavāda anumāna argued arguments aspects asserts ātman avadhi avagraha bandha bhangas Bhāsarvajña body Buddhist cause character colour contradictory criticized darśana destruction Dharmakirti dravya Dvaitadvaita entity eternal existence further Hence hetu Ibid Indian philosophy inference inferential cognition infinitesimal atoms Jaina concept Jaina doctrines Jaina philosophy Jaina position Jaina theory Jainism jīva jñāna Kamalasila karma Kaustubha knowledge logical mahābhūtas means mind mokṣa Nāgārjuna Naiyāyikas nature Nikṣepa nirvikalpaka non-difference non-existence Nyāya Nyāyabhūṣaṇa object omniscient origination particular Pātrasvāmin perception philosophers possessed Pramāņa pratyakṣa presented the Jaina probandum probans produced reality refuted regard Samantabhadra sambara Samkhya Śankara Śantarakṣita savikalpaka says scriptures sense organs soul substance successive factors Sumati syādvāda systems of Indian Tattvärthasūtra Tattvasamgraha pañjikā texts thing Tirthankaras validity Vātsyāyana Vedanta Vedāntins अथ इति एव कथं किं तत्र तथा तदा तस्य तु ते न हि भवति यथा यदि वा सति स्यात्