Kiranabali by Gourinath Shastri Bengali e-book PDF.
Name of Book- Kiranabali,
Author- Gourinath Shastri,
Genre- Indian Philosophy, Sanskrit Literature,
Type of Book- E-Book,
Pages- 320,
Book Format- PDF,
PDF Size- 10MB,
Source- Digital Library of India,
Gourinath Shastri wrote the Indian Philosophy book Kiranabali.
The history of the origin of Nyaya and Vaisheshika philosophy is covered in a thick web of conundrums. This is the first vague glimpse found in Vedic literature. In the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, the sage says – ‘O Maitreya, one must look into oneself, listen to oneself, and contemplate oneself’. This contemplation seems to be nothing other than soul-searching with the help of logic.
It is then understood that the sage has said that the ultimate theory is beyond the realm of argument in the ancient era, targeting those who tried to determine information only with the help of logic. We know that philosophical trials were held in the courts of Ajatashatru and Janaka. From this, it can be inferred that even the society at that time was familiar with Nyaya or logic-argument.
What is the Philosophy of Vaisheshika and Nyaya?
Those who followed the logic of reason and reason with complete respect for the Vedic religion were considered as theists. Those who were completely free from the influence of the Vedic religion and reasoned with the help of their own intellect were considered as anti-Vedic. Scholars like Kanya Swami Shastri believe that the second sect emerged in the pre-medieval Buddhist era as the Samkhya and Vaisheshika sects and Sthanas, which opposed Vedic activities. With the help of Buddhist documents, they tried to prove that both the Samkhya and Vaisheshika sects were the main sources of Buddhism in the later era.
How old is Nyaya philosophy?
In time, when Buddhism emerged in the fifth century BC, the holders and bearers of the Vedic religion were careful to defend their own decisions as far as possible, not relying only on the evidence of the listeners. As a result, obstacles began to be created against Buddhism by combining Vedic logic and Vaisheshika logic. They also believe that the decisions of Nyaya and Vaisheshika philosophy were properly determined in the fourth century BC. Although there is a good reason to believe that the Vaisheshika and Nyaya Sutras, which are famously written by Kanada and Gautama, are works of later times.
Who are the authors of the Nyaya Sutra and Vaisheshika Sutra?
The authors of the popular Nyaya Sutra and Vaisheshika Sutra are Gautama and Kanada. Another name for Gautama is Akshapada and the other names of Kanada are Kanabhukri, Kanabhaksha, Yogi, Uluka and Kashyapa. Scholars believe that Gautama and Kashyapa are the names of two clans. Some proverbs about Kanada or Uluka can be collected from Chinese texts. At some point, at the end of creation, a Tirthaka appeared in this world. His name was Uluka. During the day, he would remain in deep meditation in the deep forest and at night, when the whole world was asleep, he would come out to seek food.
Since such a habit was similar to Uluka, i.e. a snail, he was named Uluka. When he would wander around at night in search of food, the young women would be frightened by his ascetic form. For this reason, he had to arrange for food collection in secret. The grain he would go to the grain collection place unnoticed and choose the grain would cause his death. That is why he was called Kanabhaksha.
What is the origin of Nyaya philosophy?
The study of Nyaya Shastra has been continuously practiced since the tenth century to this day. The author believes that even today Bengal holds a prominent place in the entire philosophical world for the practice of Nyaya Shastra. Analyzing the mysteries of the very profound Vaisheshika philosophy is a difficult task. Nevertheless, the author has constantly tried to analyze it in the simplest and simplest way possible in this book.
What is the first book of Nyaya philosophy?
He has presented a brief history of Vaisheshika philosophy to the reading community. The second ancient book available on Vaisheshika philosophy is the Padartha-Dharma- Sangraha written by Prasathapada. It has not been possible to recover the exact information about when Prasathapada appeared, and whether he will continue in the future will be known only at that time. Still, the author believes that the book written by Prashadpad is the first authentic Prakarana-book of Vaisheshika philosophy.
Because they say that the famous conclusions of Vaisheshika philosophy are not found in the available Kannada Sutras, but their mention is seen in the book Padartha-Dharma-Sangraha. On the issues on which the difference between the Naiyayika view and the Vaisheshika view is seen. Prashadpad has specifically discussed them.
Who founded Vaisheshika Philosophy?
The author Gourinath Shastri has properly analyzed the history of the origin of Nyaya and Vaisheshika philosophy in this book. There are very few such research books in Bengali literature. We are impressed by the way the author Gourinath Shastri has discussed Nyaya and Vaisheshika philosophy in detail in his book Kiranabali. We do not know whether any other author has done such a beautiful analysis before.
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