Indian Philosophy

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Indian philosophical thoughts are ancient and have profound meanings about life, God and universe. 6 schools of thoughts prominently constitute Indian philosophical system. They are listed below with short description
Nyaya: Founded by renowned sage Gautama, the actual age of the sage could not be traced. The Nyaya school of thought mainly deals with Logic, and it gives a systematic approach on the philosophical inquiry.
Vaisheshika : This school of thought was founded by Kanada, describes about the atomic view of matter, it is believed that the founder got his name “Kanada” after propounding his theory because in sanskrit “Kana” means atom and “ada” means eater. He is also popularly referenced as “atom eater”. But it is absolutely astonishing to believe that he could think of “atom” without any external aids.
Sankya: This school of thought founded by Kapila and it deals with the origin and purpose of this universe. It gives a vivid picture from the subtle to gross elements that constitute matter.
Yoga: The compilation work of Yoga sutras was done by sage Patanjali and in his first verse he mentions that he is compiling these sutras which were prevailing in the society for long. This shows he is not the creator of Yoga school of thought but was instrumental in bringing it to existence. Yoga mainly deals with practical way of realizing God experience.
Purva Mimamsa: The founder of this school of thought is considered as “Jaimini” and mainly deals with the idea of liberation through Karma (action)
Vedanta: This school is the most important out of all and is very popular among the West. The Vedanta school of thought is unparalled to any other scriptures which existed in the past. It mainly speaks about the self-realization as the ultimate goal of life. Upanishads speaks much about the Vedanta school of thought.

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Indian Philosophy