SRI

A THESIS ON TARKA

S ASTRA

BY
P. B.

ANNANGARACHARl,

(Siromani),

Research Scholar.

SANSKRIT COLLEGE,
SR1PERUMBUDUR,

U. V. V.

1934

A THESIS ON TARKA SASTRA

TABLE OF co/vre/vrs.
CHAPTER
1.

Introductory:
(a)

The

characteristics of

Darsana Sastras and

their classifications,
(6)

2.

The

On

the followers of the Darsanas.

characteristics of the

proofs

Orthodox systems and

maintain that Nyaya and

to

Vaiseshika darsanas

fall

CHAPTER
On Nyaya Darsana
1.

The

origin of

2.

An

enquiry into

under that School.

'

iL

Nyaya

Sastra.

the different

nafnes of the

Darsana of Akshapada.

()

The need

(&)

That Akshapada's Darsana stands the

for

naming

,a

Darsana or School.
test

of a Sastra.
(c)

The

different

names of Nyaya Darsana,

Reasons for such names

3.

On

the Importance of Nyaya Oarsana

(a)

(&)

(c)

That references are found

of sages and saints.
That

it is

in the writings

an Atmavidya.

Reconciliation of certain charges levelled

against the Nyaya Darsana.
(1)

Refuting the observations made on

the point by Vindyeswari Prasada
Dwivedi in his masterly introductionTto Nyayavartika.

(2)

4.

On

Refuting the conclusions arrived

at by S. C. Vidyabhushan.

the Authorship of

name

(a)

On

'&)

On Gotama.

the

(1)

Nyaya Darsana:

of the Author.

References in Vedic

Texts on

Gotama.
of

(2)

Mention

(3)

The view
Dwivedi

two Gotamas,
of
in

Vindyeswari Prasada
his

Nyayavartika.

introduction to

5
(4)

(5)

(6)

A refutation to the above view.

That Raghugana Gotama
cendent of Gotama,

Is

a des~

That the descendants of Gowtama

separated

themselves

Into

ten

and that Raghugana

Gotarna was the head of one

groups

such group.
(7)

5*

That
the

That the author of Nyaya Darsana

must be a descendent of Gotama,

the five chapters of Nyaya Darsana are

works of Gowtama the position of S C.

all

Vidyabhushan

criticised*

CHAPTER
On

Vaiscshika Darsaaa

IIL

1.

The

2.

Answering the objections to the commencement

of works in general and Vaiseshika Darsana

origin of Vaiseshika Darsana.

in particular.
3*

On

4.

On the

5,

On

those that take up a systematic study of

these orthodox Schools.
different

names of Kanada's system.

the authorship of Vaiseshika Darsana*

That the Authors of Nyaya and Vaiseshika

Darsanas were contemporaries and that
both studied under the same Guru

(a)

(Preceptor)

That

6.

Darsana is older than

commentaries on Nyaya Darsana,
Vaiseshika

CHAPTER
The

chronological order

Philosophy
I-

IV.

of the

chronological order of
shika Darsanas,

The same conception

in

(&)

six

systems

Nyaya and Vaise-

of the individual soul

both the systems,

Materials for placing Nyaya Darsana prior

to Vaiseshika Darsana

On the

six

On the

material cause of the Universe

4.

5.

of

The

(a)

the

systems of Philosophy.

That the Nyaya-Vaiseshika Darsanas are prior

to Kapila aud Patanjala systems.

A refutation

of the

of the

Author of

Nyayakosa.
6.

That the Brahma Mi mamsa

is

posterior to both

the Nyaya-Vaiseshika Darsanas*

7.

That the Purvamimamsa

is

posterior to both

the Darsanas.
(a)

That sound (sabda) is trancient is the concept of Nyaya-Vaiseshika SchoolsRefuting this, Purvamimamsa
that sound (sabda) is eternal

(ft)

CHAPTER
A
I-

V.

study of the commentaries

Vaiseshska texts,

critical

maintains

Nyaya

On Nyaya Bashya (commentary on Nyaya

Darsana)

2.

On

3,

On

4.

A criticism of the

the Authorship of Nyaya Bashya.

of S. C Vidyabhushan criticised),

(Views

the

Vaiseshika Bashya (commentary on

Vaiseshika Darsana),
conclusions of Chandra Kanta
Bhattacharya that Prasastapada Bashya

does not stand the test of a Bashya.

5,

Comparative merit and demerit of the several

commentaries on Vaiseshika Darsana

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