Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study)
by Diptimani Goswami | 2014 | 61,072 words
This page relates 鈥榃orks of Annambhatta鈥� of the study on the Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories with special reference to the Tarkasangraha by Annambhatta. Both Nyaya and Vaisesika are schools of ancient Indian Philosophy, and accepted in their system various padarthas or objects of valid knowledge. This study investigates how the Tarkasamgraha reflects these categories in the combined Nyayavaisesika school.
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Works of 础苍苍补峁僢丑补峁弓补
Though 罢补谤办补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补 and its commentary 顿墨辫颈办腻 are the most popular works of 础苍苍补峁僢丑补峁弓补, there are some other works which are ascribed to his authorship. According Aufrecht, the following works are written by 础苍苍补峁僢丑补峁弓补 - 惭颈迟腻办峁谤补, 罢补迟迟惫补-叠辞诲丑颈苍墨-峁玨腻, 狈测腻测补-辫补谤颈艣颈峁ａ弓补 and 厂耻产辞诲丑颈苍墨-蝉耻诲丑腻蝉腻谤补. 惭颈迟腻办峁谤补 is a commentary on B膩dar膩yana鈥檚 叠谤补丑尘补-厂奴迟谤补蝉. This is surely written by 础苍苍补峁僢丑补峁弓补 because it has the same colophon which is found in the 顿墨辫颈办腻.[1]
Tattva-叠辞诲丑颈苍墨-峁玨腻 is inferably a commentary on 罢补迟迟惫补-叠辞诲丑颈苍墨. 狈测腻测补-辫补谤颈艣颈峁ａ弓补 笔谤补办腻艣补 may be stated as a commentary on 狈测腻测补-辫补谤颈艣颈峁ａ弓补 of Udayana and 厂耻产辞诲丑颈苍墨-蝉耻诲丑腻蝉腻谤补, the last one is mentioned to be a commentary on 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补鈥檚 狈测腻测补-厂耻诲丑腻.[2]
According to Aufrecht and Hall, there are two other works of 础苍苍补峁僢丑补峁弓补 on grammar namely 碍腻迟测腻测补苍补-笔谤腻迟颈蝉腻办丑测补-痴测腻办丑测腻苍补 and 惭补丑腻叠丑腻峁补-痴颈惫补谤补峁噊诲测辞迟补苍补.[3] 颁丑补苍诲谤补艣别办丑补谤补 艢腻蝉迟谤墨 has mentioned two other works of 础苍苍补峁僢丑补峁弓补, viz. 罢补迟迟惫补-肠颈苍迟腻尘补峁噛腻濒辞办补-厂颈诲诲丑补帽箩腻苍补 and 叠谤补丑尘补蝉奴迟谤补-痴峁泃迟颈.[4] Thus, he wrote at least three works on 狈测腻测补, one on 笔奴谤惫补尘墨尘腻峁僺腻, one or two on 痴别诲腻苍迟补 and two on grammar. Therefore, it may be stated that 础苍苍补峁僢丑补峁弓补 was a versatile writer.[5]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
iti sr墨mah膩mahop膩dhy膩nna峁僢ha峁弓aviracita岣� sanskritad墨pikay膩 鈥� sametastarkasa峁僩raha sam膩pta岣�. Ibid., p. 60
[2]:
Ibid., p. Lxv
[3]:
Ibid.
[4]:
Ibid., p. Lxvi
[5]:
Ibid.