Sainism in philosophical perspective/ (Record no. 159080)
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| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 181.4 |
| Item number | SIV/S |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sivaraman, K. |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Sainism in philosophical perspective/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | K. Sivaraman |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Delhi : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | MBP, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2001. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 687p. ; |
| Dimensions | 24cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | BOOK ONE<br/>INTRODUCTION<br/>Chapter I :* Introduction to the Philosophy of Saiva Siddhanta<br/>The Point of View<br/>Formative Concepts of ^aiva Siddhanta<br/>Meaning of Saiva Siddhanta<br/>Formative Factors of Saiva Siddh^ta<br/>Saiva Siddhanta Literature<br/>BOOK TWO<br/>ON GOD : PATI<br/>Chapter U : The Existence of God<br/>God as the Ground of Cosmic Dissolution<br/>The Knowledge of God's Existence<br/>God as Reality ; The Central Argument<br/>The world exists—^The world exists in time—<br/>Some arguments to show that the world<br/>is only effect—Parity of speech-world with<br/>the spoken<br/>Chapter III : God as Cause<br/>From the World to the World-Cause<br/>Accidental creation—Spontaneous crea<br/>tion—Spontaneous destruction—Preexistence<br/>of effect {satkarya-vada)—<br/>Modifications of asatkarya-vada.<br/>The World-cause as Agent<br/>Theory of new creation {arambha-vada)—<br/>Theory of self-becoming {pari^ama-vada)—<br/>Material and efficient causes distinguished<br/>The World-cause as the Will.<br/>Permanent cause conceivable with auxiliaries—<br/>causal power distinguishable from cause—<br/>Instrumentality (karanaiva) of causal<br/>power—causal power as a unity.<br/>Chapter IV ; God as the only Cause<br/>God as the Material Cause of the World<br/>The use of the ablative—Scriptural anolon<br/>gies—The will to become many—Attribution<br/>of self-becoming to God—Equivalence bet<br/>ween god and the world—knowledge of<br/>one entailing knowledge of all.<br/>God as the Subject of Existential Judgements<br/>Qualified Interpretations of God's Material<br/>Causality.<br/>The concept of parinama—The concept of<br/>apurva-parindma—The concept of vrtti—<br/>The concept of vivarta<br/>Chapter V : God as the Lord of Cosnnic Functions<br/>Five-fold Cosmic Operations<br/>The two definitions of God—The concept of<br/>pancakrtya<br/>God and Non-duality<br/>Motive of creation—Interpretation of<br/>advaita—The dialectic of divine-human<br/>relation<br/>Chapter VI : God as the Moral Sovereign<br/>Divine Providence and Karma<br/>The moral argument for god—Rival points of<br/>view and their inclusion—karma and grace<br/>God as the Inner Illumihcr of Experience<br/>Chapter VTI: God as Will and Being<br/>The Concept of Divine Will : Sakti<br/>Sakti and the dialectic of difference—^akti as<br/>the theogonic process<br/>God and the Absolute<br/>God as Being—Being and Knowing<br/>BOOK THREE<br/>ON BOND : PASA<br/>Chapter VHI: Interpretation of Maya<br/>The Concept of Majd : Approach and Analvsis<br/>Rejection of maya-vada—Docs f/zdyd de<br/>lude ?—Is maya as a category of explanation<br/>dispensable ?<br/>Chapter IX : Doctrine of Thirty-six Tattvas<br/>The Concept of Bindii : Evolution Siva Tattvas<br/>Evolution of the speech-world—Theory of<br/>niida—Rejection of sabdabrahnia-vada—Evo<br/>lution Siva-tattvas.<br/>Miiyiya; Evolution of Vidya and Atma Tattvas<br/>Arc there two milyas ?—The Vidyii-tattvas—<br/>Atma—tattvas<br/>Chapter X : The Doctrine of Alt?/<;<br/>Ignorance and the Problem of Evidence<br/>Perceptual evidence and Remem<br/>brance and ajiidm—Examination and criti<br/>cism—Inference and ajndna—Mala and the<br/>problem of evidence<br/>Arguments for Mala<br/>BOOK FOUR<br/>ON SELF : PASU<br/>Chapter XI : The Self and its Knowledge<br/>The Self: its Existence and States<br/>Nature of Knowledge<br/>General Conception of Means of Knowledge<br/>(^pran/df/a)<br/>(Objection to Cit-iakti as Prawdaa<br/>Some Definitions of Kara/ia<br/>Ot-sakti as Pramam<br/>Chapter XII : Valid and Non-valid Knowledge<br/>The Nature of True or Valid Knowledge<br/>Some Definitions of Validity<br/>Truth as Correspondence between Judgement<br/>and Fact<br/>Affinities and Differences with Realism<br/>Non-valid Knowledge : Forms and Theories<br/>Forms of non-valid Knowledge<br/>Rival Theories of Error and the Perspective<br/>of Siddhfinta<br/>Chapter XIII: Self-validity of Knowledge and Revelation<br/>Theory of Self-Apprehension of Validity<br/>The Concept of Cognition of Cognition {atm'jav.<br/>isclja-jna/!a)<br/>Statement of the Theory<br/>The Chief Argument for Self-Apprehension of<br/>Validity<br/>Does self-apprehension of Validity rule out<br/>doubt ?<br/>Examination of Extrinsic Apprehension of Validity<br/>Extrinsic Apprehension of Invalidity of Knowledge<br/>Theory of Extrinsic Generation of Validity of<br/>Knowledge<br/>Argument for Extrinsic Generation of Validity<br/>Some Objections Considered<br/>Extrinsic Conditions of Validity<br/>Perceptual validity—Validity of inferential<br/>knowledge—Validity of scriptural knowledge<br/>BOOK FIVE<br/>ON LIFE OF SPIRIT : MOKSA<br/>Chapter XIV: Spiritual Life as Means : Sadhana<br/>Self-understanding of Self ( atma-rupa )<br/>Self-Insight ( atma-darsana )<br/>Are there Alternative Sadhanas ?<br/>Preliminaries and Accessories to Knowledge<br/>Karma-sdmja, Mala-paripaka and Sakti-nipdta<br/>Knowledge and Suddha Avastha<br/>Self-Purification ( atma-suddhi )<br/>Chapter XV : Spiritual Life as End : Moksa<br/>Recovery of Self : Integration with Siva<br/>(Siva-yoga )<br/>Recovery of Self : Transcendent Enjoyment of<br/>Siva ( ^iva-bhoga )<br/>BOOK SIX<br/>NOTES AND REFERENCES<br/>GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS<br/><br/> |
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| Keyword | Philosophy. |
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| Koha item type | General Books |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 181.4 SIV/S | P13912 | 06/06/2023 | 03/05/2023 | General Books |