Chapter III: The Earlier Upani@sads (700 B.c.-600 B.c.)

1 The place of the Upani@sads in Vedic literature...............28 2 The names of the Upani@sads; Non-Brahmanic influence..........30 3 Brâhma@nas and the Early [email protected] 4 The meaning of the word [email protected] 5 The composition and growth of diverse [email protected] 6 Revival of Upani@sad studies in modern times..................39 7 The Upani@sads and their interpretations......................41 8 The quest after Brahman: the struggle and the failures........42 9 Unknowability of Brahman and the Negative Method..............44 10 The Âtman doctrine............................................45 11 Place of Brahman in the [email protected] 12 The World.....................................................51 13 The World-Soul................................................52 14 The Theory of Causation.......................................52 15 Doctrine of Transmigration....................................53 16 Emancipation..................................................58

CHAPTER IV

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE SYSTEMS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY

1 In what sense is a History of Indian Philosophy possible?......62 2 Growth of the Philosophic Literature...........................65 3 The Indian systems of Philosophy...............................67 4 Some fundamental points of agreement...........................71 1 _The Karma theory_.........................................71 2 _The Doctrine of Mukti_....................................74 3 _The Doctrine of Soul_.....................................75 5 The Pessimistic Attitude towards the World and the Optimistic Faith in the end...............................................75 6 Unity in Indian Sâdhana (philosophical, religious and ethical endeavours)....................................................77

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