Śrīharṣa on Knowledge and Justification – 3
Nāgārjuna and Śrīharṣa on Dialectical Closure If philosophical debate is a game, it is not free from manipulation. The parties involved do not come with just their positions but also with the rules that can More...
Śrīharṣa on Knowledge and Justification – 2
Śrīharṣa on the Scope of Reasoning With regard to the establishment of categories, a generally agreed-upon maxim is that ‘validity of something can be established [P1] not by a mere proposition but by [P2a] More...
Śrīharṣa on Knowledge and Justification – 1
In this paper I explore the extent to which the dialectical approach of Śrīharṣa can be identified as skeptical, and whether or how his approach resembles that of the first century Mādhyamika philosopher Nāgārjuna. More...
The Concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha – 3
[contextly_sidebar id=”qiROLwtmhx7sIICV7YUl9hZDoAGwoWlQ”] Abhāsa as Pure Consciousness The above description establishes that, depending upon the context, the concept of ābhāsa confirms subjective More...
The Concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha – 2
[contextly_sidebar id=”UlyKsjwAFnnGUQk9DQrBro0r0eLhljI5″] Ābhāsa in the Mokṣopāyaśāstra/Yogavāsiṣṭha[1] The illusory nature of ābhāsa is consistently found in both Buddhist sources and More...
The Concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha – 1
Studying classical Indian philosophy poses multiple challenges. One of them is the shift in the meaning of terms at different times, and another is the application of the same term with a different intent in different More...
Advitiya Vishnu Vaada-III: Jiva is Vishnu’s reflection
[contextly_sidebar id=”WwtZyCJNmiQgBcDWPpP8vDONy0rOG86h”] Is jiva a creation of Vishnu? Are they different from Vishnu? While they appear different, are they equal to one another? Do the differences More...
Vedanta Darshanam
Veda and Vedanta Most people have heard of the Vedas. However, many are unsure of what exactly the Vedas are, and what the subject matter of Vedas is. Vedas are the undated (undateable?, although many researchers More...
Advitiya Vishnu Vaada- II: Vishnu is Brahman
[contextly_sidebar id=”0C3fZrMDPBNJ9ydSH0aa6q8ApUEdK0q7″] The main difference between Advaita and Dvaita seems to be around just three Questions: Is Vishnu a guna pariPurna God with form or an abstract More...
Reflections on Bhakti- II: Devotion as the Supreme Goal of Life
[contextly_sidebar id=”h8tDs0RCcaRSK5KW8r3hNF4xXR0QjBnv”] In the concluding portion of Part I of this series, I noted that in his phenomenal work on Bhakti titled Bhagavad-Bhakti-Rasayana, Madhusudhana More...