Hindu philosophy
Hindu philosophy encompasses the philosophies, world views and teachings that emerged in ancient India. In Indian tradition, the word used for philosophy is Darshana. There are six āstika schools of thought. Each is called a darśana, and each darsana accepts the Vedas as authority.
About Hindu philosophy in brief
Hindu philosophy encompasses the philosophies, world views and teachings that emerged in ancient India. These include six systems – Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa and Vedanta. In Indian tradition, the word used for philosophy is Darshana. There are six āstika schools of thought. Each is called a darśana, and each darsana accepts the Vedas as authority. Some sub-schools of theistic philosophies integrate ideas from two or more of the six orthodox philosophies, such as the realism of the Nyāya, the naturalism of the Vaiśeṣika, the dualism and knowledge of Self as essential to liberation of Advaita, the self-discipline of yoga and the asceticism. The various sibling traditions included in Hindu philosophies are diverse, and they are united by shared history and concepts, same textual resources, similar ontological and soteriological focus, and cosmology. It has been a key field of study in Hinduism since ancient times, which discusses the theory of human knowledge and valid knowledge by hinduism. Pramāṇa is a theory of knowledge by which human knowledge is considered valid and valid by Hinduism. It is also a theory on the existence of Atman, which is considered by some to be the source of all knowledge and existence of the universe, and by others to be a concept of non-existence.
It can be found in the Pratyabhijña, Raseśvara and Vaiṣṇava, and in the Puranas and Āgamas. The ideas of these sub- Schools are found in the Puranas and the Āgama, as well as theories on metaphysics, axiology, and other topics. Some scholars have questioned whether the orthodox and heterodox schools classification is sufficient or accurate, given the diversity and evolution of views within each major school of Hindu philosophy, with some sub-Schools combining heterodox and orthodox views. The medieval scholar Vidyaranya, in his book ‘Sarva-Darshana-Samgraha’, introduced the following philosophy: schools introduced adopting concepts from orthodox schools of Hindu-school of Hinduism: Buddhism, Jainism, Cārvāka, Ājīvika, and others. Besides the major orthodox and non-orthodox schools, there have existed syncretic sub- schools that have combined ideas and introduced new ones of their own. The above sub- schools have their own ideas while their concepts are based on those of the orthodox schools. These are also called the Astika philosophical traditions and are those that accept the VedAs as an authoritative, important source of knowledge. Ancient and medieval India was also the source. of philosophies that share philosophical concepts but rejected the Ved as an authority.
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