Compendiums on Indian Philosophy

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For those who do not know : darshana - school of philosophy; samgraha -

compendium.

 

Giri, yes, the book by Rangachari was the one I was referring to - the

translation of Sarva Siddhanta Samgraha. Think it's the same as Sarva

Sara Siddhanta Samgraha. I'd seen it a few months back in the Newyork

public library, but on Saturday when I went there to look at it, it was

missing!

 

The book as you say spans only 100 odd pages, with 4 to 6 pages devoted

to each darshana. Covers Caravaka, the four schools of bauddha, jaina

and the six astika schools. The vital points of each school is

highlighted and then refuted, finally culminating in Advaitam.

 

Good scholarly translation, if I remember right.

 

I've not heard about Sarva Vedanta Siddhanta Samgraha. Could somebody

(Vidya?) provide throw some historical information on this text?

 

Another interesting text I found was Sad Darshana Samgraha. It's

written circa 16th century AD by a Jaina author called Haribhadra Suri,

supposedly a brahmana convert. Somebody from Bangalore University had

translated it. This is a brief study of the astika and nastika schools.

Talks of only the early Bauddha thought. No mention of Nyaya or Vedanta.

The Jaina part of it is very good.

 

Another book I would love to get my hands on is a translation of

Prabodha Chandrodaya or the Rise of the moon of the intellect. A 16th

century Advaitic drama by Krishna Mishra, which also explains in brief

all the existing philosophical schools to wind up declaring the

supremacy of Advaitam. There is supposed to be a Vishitadvaitic counter

blast to this called Suryodhaya Samkalpa by none other than the great

Vedanta Desika himself.