A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English




Although Sanskrit has largely died as a language of everyday life in India, it has survived not only in India, but in the diaspora of its philosophies, everywhere in the world where Indian philosophy is studied.It has survived as 'The Language of the Gods' , magic words which can, by themselves, create states of altered conscioness, keys to open secrets.
This original work was compiled as an introduction to the the basic terms found in the major schools of classical Indian philosophy. The schools dealt with here include: Buddhism, Jainism, Carvaka, Nyaya, Vaisesika, Sankhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, Vedanta (mainly but not exclusively Advaita, Visistadvaita, Dvaita), Saiva Siddhanta, Vira Saivism, Kasmir Saivism and Sivadvaita.