Sainism in philosophical perspective/ K. Sivaraman

BOOK ONE
INTRODUCTION
Chapter I :* Introduction to the Philosophy of Saiva Siddhanta
The Point of View
Formative Concepts of ^aiva Siddhanta
Meaning of Saiva Siddhanta
Formative Factors of Saiva Siddh^ta
Saiva Siddhanta Literature
BOOK TWO
ON GOD : PATI
Chapter U : The Existence of God
God as the Ground of Cosmic Dissolution
The Knowledge of God's Existence
God as Reality ; The Central Argument
The world exists—^The world exists in time—
Some arguments to show that the world
is only effect—Parity of speech-world with
the spoken
Chapter III : God as Cause
From the World to the World-Cause
Accidental creation—Spontaneous crea
tion—Spontaneous destruction—Preexistence
of effect {satkarya-vada)—
Modifications of asatkarya-vada.
The World-cause as Agent
Theory of new creation {arambha-vada)—
Theory of self-becoming {pari^ama-vada)—
Material and efficient causes distinguished
The World-cause as the Will.
Permanent cause conceivable with auxiliaries—
causal power distinguishable from cause—
Instrumentality (karanaiva) of causal
power—causal power as a unity.
Chapter IV ; God as the only Cause
God as the Material Cause of the World
The use of the ablative—Scriptural anolon
gies—The will to become many—Attribution
of self-becoming to God—Equivalence bet
ween god and the world—knowledge of
one entailing knowledge of all.
God as the Subject of Existential Judgements
Qualified Interpretations of God's Material
Causality.
The concept of parinama—The concept of
apurva-parindma—The concept of vrtti—
The concept of vivarta
Chapter V : God as the Lord of Cosnnic Functions
Five-fold Cosmic Operations
The two definitions of God—The concept of
pancakrtya
God and Non-duality
Motive of creation—Interpretation of
advaita—The dialectic of divine-human
relation
Chapter VI : God as the Moral Sovereign
Divine Providence and Karma
The moral argument for god—Rival points of
view and their inclusion—karma and grace
God as the Inner Illumihcr of Experience
Chapter VTI: God as Will and Being
The Concept of Divine Will : Sakti
Sakti and the dialectic of difference—^akti as
the theogonic process
God and the Absolute
God as Being—Being and Knowing
BOOK THREE
ON BOND : PASA
Chapter VHI: Interpretation of Maya
The Concept of Majd : Approach and Analvsis
Rejection of maya-vada—Docs f/zdyd de
lude ?—Is maya as a category of explanation
dispensable ?
Chapter IX : Doctrine of Thirty-six Tattvas
The Concept of Bindii : Evolution Siva Tattvas
Evolution of the speech-world—Theory of
niida—Rejection of sabdabrahnia-vada—Evo
lution Siva-tattvas.
Miiyiya; Evolution of Vidya and Atma Tattvas
Arc there two milyas ?—The Vidyii-tattvas—
Atma—tattvas
Chapter X : The Doctrine of Alt?/<;
Ignorance and the Problem of Evidence
Perceptual evidence and Remem
brance and ajiidm—Examination and criti
cism—Inference and ajndna—Mala and the
problem of evidence
Arguments for Mala
BOOK FOUR
ON SELF : PASU
Chapter XI : The Self and its Knowledge
The Self: its Existence and States
Nature of Knowledge
General Conception of Means of Knowledge
(^pran/df/a)
(Objection to Cit-iakti as Prawdaa
Some Definitions of Kara/ia
Ot-sakti as Pramam
Chapter XII : Valid and Non-valid Knowledge
The Nature of True or Valid Knowledge
Some Definitions of Validity
Truth as Correspondence between Judgement
and Fact
Affinities and Differences with Realism
Non-valid Knowledge : Forms and Theories
Forms of non-valid Knowledge
Rival Theories of Error and the Perspective
of Siddhfinta
Chapter XIII: Self-validity of Knowledge and Revelation
Theory of Self-Apprehension of Validity
The Concept of Cognition of Cognition {atm'jav.
isclja-jna/!a)
Statement of the Theory
The Chief Argument for Self-Apprehension of
Validity
Does self-apprehension of Validity rule out
doubt ?
Examination of Extrinsic Apprehension of Validity
Extrinsic Apprehension of Invalidity of Knowledge
Theory of Extrinsic Generation of Validity of
Knowledge
Argument for Extrinsic Generation of Validity
Some Objections Considered
Extrinsic Conditions of Validity
Perceptual validity—Validity of inferential
knowledge—Validity of scriptural knowledge
BOOK FIVE
ON LIFE OF SPIRIT : MOKSA
Chapter XIV: Spiritual Life as Means : Sadhana
Self-understanding of Self ( atma-rupa )
Self-Insight ( atma-darsana )
Are there Alternative Sadhanas ?
Preliminaries and Accessories to Knowledge
Karma-sdmja, Mala-paripaka and Sakti-nipdta
Knowledge and Suddha Avastha
Self-Purification ( atma-suddhi )
Chapter XV : Spiritual Life as End : Moksa
Recovery of Self : Integration with Siva
(Siva-yoga )
Recovery of Self : Transcendent Enjoyment of
Siva ( ^iva-bhoga )
BOOK SIX
NOTES AND REFERENCES
GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS