This document provides an overview of Indian philosophy, including key texts, time periods, concepts, and philosophical systems. It discusses the origins of philosophical inquiry in ancient Hindu scriptures from 1500 BC. The four Vedas, Upanishads, and subsequent epics and sutra texts are outlined. Key concepts discussed include Brahman, atman, monism vs dualism, and the six orthodox schools of philosophy that emerged during the sutra period. An outline of the major time periods and some notable modern Indian philosophers is also provided.
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We as Indians have failed to understand the deep and real meaning of the holy Vedas and Hindu culture texts written by the great sages and our ancestors. Psychologically, if we look, any knowledge from our ancient times can be easily understood by adding some personal relevance around the subject to show it through storytelling, making it interesting and easy for the listener to remember. However, this concept given by our sages was not properly adopted by future generations, took only symbolic meaning without understanding it scientifically and due to lack of understanding of the original deep knowledge, a great blow was inflicted on the social, economic and spiritual spheres. Every knowledge, literature, concept written as some message is actually a deep scientific and technical concept, information about composition, medicine and surgery, advice on physical, mental and social health, nurturing and balancing of environment, life management and work management, political and economic considerations. The main objective was to create a socially, economically, spiritually healthy society so that the country and the world would progress at the same time with the theme “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”.
Advances in science and technology are the main reason for the growth of human civilization. India has been contributing in the field of science and technology since ancient times. Even today what we call “traditional knowledge” is actually based on scientific reasoning.
Veer Savarkar wanted, “Not only a particular caste, but everyone should raise the standard of living by developing modern technology using Vedic literature”.
Lokmanya Tilak had a very in-depth study of Vedic knowledge, a treatise can be written on his knowledge.
Hindu ancestors, sages put this great knowledge not only on paper but at that time with great skill and design many concepts were practically implemented on the ground. We can see various temples, metalwork, architectural beauty, mathematics, surgical methods….
Physics
The German physicist Werner Heisenberg once said … “About Indian philosophy, some of the ideas of quantum physics that seemed so crazy suddenly became more meaningful”.
The concepts of atoms, molecules and substances can be traced back to the Vedic age. Moreover, the concepts of astronomy, metaphysics and spirituality are described in the Rig Veda, the ancient Hindu scriptures of the Vedic period.
Why have Indians built thousands, so incredibly architecturally amazing temples around the world? Were they rich enough to spend money on this venture?
Yes, their eternal Sanatan Hindu culture gave them wisdom, intelligence, hard work, spirituality and most importantly progress in the field of research, the purpose behind which was to make humanity prosperous and peaceful.
The German philosopher Gottfried von Herder once said, “The origin of mankind can be traced back to India where the human mind got its first shape of wisdom and virtue.”These copper plates absoBS
India has a rich and diverse philosophical tradition dating back to the composition of the
Upanishads in the later Vedic period. According to Radhakrishnan, the oldest of these constitutes the earliest philosophical compositions of the world. Indian philosophy will be explained in detail in this guide
Upani ads are the highest portion of Veda and upani ads are called as vedanta. It is the compound word of Sanskrit like upa ni sad, which denotes sitting at the feet or presence of a guru. The upani ads are called disclosure of god. There are one hundred and eight upani ads in Indian philosophical tradition. But their numbers exceed two hundred Among of them 11 number of upani ads are treated as major upani ads. The svetasvataropani ad is a major upani ad and there are 113 mantras in this upani ad and which belongs to k ayajurveda. The svetasvataropani ad describes the yoga, its usages and merits vividly. There are seen many more descriptions of the supreme soul and the descriptions about the individual soul in this upani ad very beautifully. Nilachal Mishra ""A Brief Study on ÅšvetÄÅ›vataropaniá¹£ad"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd21743.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/sanskrit/21743/a-brief-study-on-Å›vetÄÅ›vataropaniá¹£ad/nilachal-mishra
Certain things or events, happens, that gets ingrained in the memory of not one person but of the whole race or population and then that information is passed on from one generation to the other thus becoming a legend. One such event was the great flood which got ingrained in the memory of humanity in a large scale as is evident from various legends not only from India but also from different parts of the world. The legend of the flood is one such memory of the humanity that is there in the legends of many tribes and civilizations, present and past, from Celtic in the north to India and also mentioned in the old testament. The mention of the great flood in also there in the Vedas
Partial notes on BBA 205 course for students of IP University (Delhi) and anyone who wants a beginner's level knowledge on business ethics.
Citations are reflected in the slides.
We as Indians have failed to understand the deep and real meaning of the holy Vedas and Hindu culture texts written by the great sages and our ancestors. Psychologically, if we look, any knowledge from our ancient times can be easily understood by adding some personal relevance around the subject to show it through storytelling, making it interesting and easy for the listener to remember. However, this concept given by our sages was not properly adopted by future generations, took only symbolic meaning without understanding it scientifically and due to lack of understanding of the original deep knowledge, a great blow was inflicted on the social, economic and spiritual spheres. Every knowledge, literature, concept written as some message is actually a deep scientific and technical concept, information about composition, medicine and surgery, advice on physical, mental and social health, nurturing and balancing of environment, life management and work management, political and economic considerations. The main objective was to create a socially, economically, spiritually healthy society so that the country and the world would progress at the same time with the theme “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”.
Advances in science and technology are the main reason for the growth of human civilization. India has been contributing in the field of science and technology since ancient times. Even today what we call “traditional knowledge” is actually based on scientific reasoning.
Veer Savarkar wanted, “Not only a particular caste, but everyone should raise the standard of living by developing modern technology using Vedic literature”.
Lokmanya Tilak had a very in-depth study of Vedic knowledge, a treatise can be written on his knowledge.
Hindu ancestors, sages put this great knowledge not only on paper but at that time with great skill and design many concepts were practically implemented on the ground. We can see various temples, metalwork, architectural beauty, mathematics, surgical methods….
Physics
The German physicist Werner Heisenberg once said … “About Indian philosophy, some of the ideas of quantum physics that seemed so crazy suddenly became more meaningful”.
The concepts of atoms, molecules and substances can be traced back to the Vedic age. Moreover, the concepts of astronomy, metaphysics and spirituality are described in the Rig Veda, the ancient Hindu scriptures of the Vedic period.
Why have Indians built thousands, so incredibly architecturally amazing temples around the world? Were they rich enough to spend money on this venture?
Yes, their eternal Sanatan Hindu culture gave them wisdom, intelligence, hard work, spirituality and most importantly progress in the field of research, the purpose behind which was to make humanity prosperous and peaceful.
The German philosopher Gottfried von Herder once said, “The origin of mankind can be traced back to India where the human mind got its first shape of wisdom and virtue.”These copper plates absoBS
India has a rich and diverse philosophical tradition dating back to the composition of the
Upanishads in the later Vedic period. According to Radhakrishnan, the oldest of these constitutes the earliest philosophical compositions of the world. Indian philosophy will be explained in detail in this guide
Upani ads are the highest portion of Veda and upani ads are called as vedanta. It is the compound word of Sanskrit like upa ni sad, which denotes sitting at the feet or presence of a guru. The upani ads are called disclosure of god. There are one hundred and eight upani ads in Indian philosophical tradition. But their numbers exceed two hundred Among of them 11 number of upani ads are treated as major upani ads. The svetasvataropani ad is a major upani ad and there are 113 mantras in this upani ad and which belongs to k ayajurveda. The svetasvataropani ad describes the yoga, its usages and merits vividly. There are seen many more descriptions of the supreme soul and the descriptions about the individual soul in this upani ad very beautifully. Nilachal Mishra ""A Brief Study on ÅšvetÄÅ›vataropaniá¹£ad"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd21743.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/sanskrit/21743/a-brief-study-on-Å›vetÄÅ›vataropaniá¹£ad/nilachal-mishra
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2. Texts and References
S. Radhakrishnan and C. Moore, A Sourcebook in Indian
Philosophy, Princeton University Press.
S. Radhakrishnan, The Principal Upanishads, Oxford University
Press.
M.K. Gandhi, Collected Works, Vol. 1-100. Available online at
http://www.gandhiserve.org/cwmg/cwmg.html
S. Radhakrishnan, The Bhagavadgita, Oxford University Press.
S. Dasgupta, A History of Indian Philosophy, Motilal Banarsidas.
R. Puligandla, Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy, Abingdon
Press.
Journal of Indian Philosophy, Springer.
M. Ram Murty, Indian Philosophy: An Introduction, Broadview
Press.
3. Why study Indian philosophy?
Philosophy literally means the love of knowledge or
more precisely, the love of wisdom.
In the past, many thinkers asked fundamental
questions and probed the depths of their own mind
for answers.
The study of their writings is a valuable help in our
journey to gain a greater understanding of ourselves
and the universe we find ourselves in.
As far back as 1500 B.C., we find in the hymns of
the Rig Veda, a spirit of inquiry into the nature of
things.
4. The Upanishads
In the Mundaka Upanishad (1.1.3), we find the
following verse:
Kasmin nu bhagavo vijnate sarvam idam vijnatam
bhavati iti.
“What is that by knowing which everything is
known?”
In the Chandogya Upanishad (6.1.4), we find a
variation:
“Just as the knowledge of one slab of clay gives us
knowledge of all clay, what is that by knowing which
everything else becomes known.”
5. Why study philosophy?
“Philosophy is to be studied, not for the
sake of any definite answers to its
questions since no definite answers can,
as a rule, be known to be true, but
rather for the sake of the questions
themselves;
because these questions enlarge our
conception of what is possible, enrich
our intellectual imagination and diminish
the dogmatic assurance which closes
the mind against speculation;
but above all because, through the
greatness of the universe which
philosophy contemplates, the mind also
is rendered great, and becomes capable
of that union with the universe which
constitutes its highest good.”
- From Bertrand Russell’s, The
Problems of Philosophy.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
6. The method of asking questions
This method of
inquiry is usually
called the Socratic
method, after
Socrates.
Some questions may
not have answers.
Yet, this is our only
method to gain
understanding.
7. Godel’s Theorem
In any axiomatic
system, there will be
propositions which
can neither be proved
or disproved in that
system.
Kurt Godel (1906-1978)
8. The Katha Upanishad
Is it possible to arrive at the
essence of knowledge?
Sraddha
This refers to a deep
conviction that there are
“truths” to be grasped and we
have the ability to do so.
“One of the most
incomprehensible things
about the universe is that it is
comprehensible.”
9. The method of analogy
In the Mundaka Upanishad, we find:
“As a spider sends forth and draws in its
thread, as herbs grow on the earth, as the
hair grown on the human head and body, so
also from the Imperishable arises this
universe.”
10. Outline of Indian Philosophy
Vedic Period (2500 B.C. – 600 B.C.)
Epic Period (600 B.C. – 200 A.D.)
Sutra Period (200 A.D. – 600 A.D.)
Scholarly Period (600 A.D. – 1700 A.D.)
The Modern Period (1700 – present)
11. Sanskrit
This is a highly structured language with
precise rules of grammar.
It is phonetic.
The roots of many European languages,
including English can be traced back to
Sanskrit.
Linguists infer the existence of Proto-Indo
European (PIE) language from which
Sanskrit is derived going as far back as 3500
BCE.
12. The Four Vedas
Rig Veda
Yajur Veda
Sama Veda
Atharva Veda
Each Veda is divided into four parts:
Mantras, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and
Upanishads.
13. Mantra
This word is derived from two Sanskrit words:
Manas which refers to the mind
Trayate which means to protect.
Thus mantra is that which protects the mind.
The word trayate also refers to that which reveals, or
releases or delivers.
It also refers to the power of reflection of the human
mind.
Manush in Sanskrit means “human being’’
The English word “man” is derived from this word.
The word mananam refers to reflection.
14. Brahman
This word is derived from the Sanskrit root
word brih which means vast and expansive.
Thus, Brahman refers to that which is vast
and expansive.
The word brahmin, refers to a priest, or more
accurately, to a scholar.
15. Aranyakas and Upanishads
These are the philosophical portions of the
Vedas.
Veda is derived from the root word vid which
means “to know”.
Aranya means “forest” and aranyaka means
“forest writing”
Upanishad is a combination of three Sanskrit
words: upa, ni, shad whose translation
approximates: “near”, “below” and “sit”
16. Monism versus Non-dualism
Dualism refers to any theory that states that
there are two irreducible components to the
subject under investigation.
Monism is the assertion that there is only
one.
Non-dualism is the assertion that there are
not two.
17. The Epic Period
The Ramayana of
Valmiki
The Mahabharata of
Vyasa
19. Sutra Period
Six systems of Philosophy
Nyaya
Vaisesika
Samkhya
Yoga
Purva Mimasa
Uttara Mimamsa or Vedanta
20. Scholarly Period (600A.D.-1700 A.D.)
Three great philosophers stand out during
this period.
They are Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhva.
21. The Modern Period (1700-present)
The writings of the modern period are mainly
in English, and so easier to read.
Vivekananda (1863-1902)
Aurobindo (1872-1950) M.K. Gandhi (1869-1948)
J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986)
S. Radhakrishnan (1888-1975)
R. Tagore (1861-1941)