Contents
Unit-1: Vedic Thought                             9
Meaning of the term "Samhita"
Theology of Samhita
Cosmology of Samhita
The Concept of Ethics inherent in the Samhitas
Meaning of Brahmanas
General Character and Theory of Sacrifice in Brahmanas
The Ethical Perspective of the Brahmanas
Aranyakas: Meaning
The Upanishads: Meaning
Doctrines of Upanishads
Questions
Unit-II: Non-Vedic Thought                         77
Early Buddhism
Buddha: Four Noble Truths
Theory of Impermanence and Momentariness
No-Soul Theory (Nairatmayavada)
Jaina: AnekÃĸntvÃĨda
Saptabhangi Nyaya or the Seven Forms of Judgment
SyÃĸdvÃĸda
The Concept of Bondage in Jainism
The Concept of Libration in Jainism
CÃĸrvaka: Theory of Knowledge or Carvaka
Epistemology (Denial of Inference and Testimony)
Rejection of Transcendental Entities or the Carvaks Metaphysics
Carvaka Ethics
Questions
Unit-III: Smriti and Epics                          143
The Idea of Dharma in the Manusamhita
The Religion of Mahabharata
The Concept of Dharma in the Mahabharata
RÃĸmÃĸyana: Idea of Perfect Life
Questions
Unit-IV: Puranas                               177
Meaning of the term PÃģrÃĸnas
Cosmogony of the PÃģrÃĸnas
Cosmology in the PurÃĸnas
PÃģrÃĸna: Origin
PÃģrÃĸna: Content
The Concept of Ethics as found in the PÃģrÃĸnas
Bibliography
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