CONTENTS

Unit-I: The Samkhya System                                         9
Samkhya: Purusa
Samkhya: Prakrti
Samkhya: Karyavada (Causation)
Unit-II: The Yoga System                                             41
Yoga: Cittavrtti and its Nirodha
Yoga: Astangika Marga
Unit-III:The Nyaya System                                           59
Nyaya Pramanas
Nyaya Theory of Perception: Laukika and Alaukika
Pratyaksa
Unit-IV: The Vaisesika System                                     85
Vaisesika's Concept of Upalabdhi
Vaisesika's Concept of Anupalabdhi
Padarthas: Atomistic theory of Creation
Unit-V: The Mimamsa System                                     109
Mimamsa: Pramanas
Mimamsa: Pramanyavada
Khyativada
Unit-VI:The Advaita System (Sankarachary              129
Sankaracharya: Brahman
Sankaracharya: Atman
Sankaracharya's Concept of Adhyasa and Avidya
Unit-VII:The Advaita System (Ramanujacharya)         157
Ramanujacharya: Brahman
Ramanujacharya: Jiva and Jagat
Ramanujacharya: Aprthaksiddhi
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