Darśana — Philosophical Systems

दर्शन

The systematic schools, each with its root sūtra and its commentarial tradition. Commentaries file with the text they comment on — but a philosopher's devotional compositions do not: Śaṅkara's bhāṣyas are here, his stotras are in Bhakti. Genre wins over authorial unity, because an author page gathers a corpus for free.

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Nyāya

न्याय Not yet catalogued

Logic and epistemology — the science of valid reasoning.

Vaiśeṣika

वैशेषिक Not yet catalogued

Atomism and the categories of being.

Sāṃkhya

सांख्य Not yet catalogued

Enumeration — puruṣa and prakṛti, the dualist analysis.

Yoga

योग Not yet catalogued

Discipline of mind — the eight limbs and their practice.

Pūrva Mīmāṃsā

पूर्व मीमांसा Not yet catalogued

Exegesis of Vedic injunction — the science of ritual duty.

Vedānta

वेदान्त Not yet catalogued

The end of the Veda — and its six principal sub-schools.

Nāstika Darśana

नास्तिक दर्शन Not yet catalogued

The schools that do not accept Vedic authority — kept for comparative study.