Yuktidīpikā
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Yuktidīpikā is an important early commentary on the Sāṃkhya Kārikā that offers detailed philosophical analysis and defense of classical Sāṃkhya thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yuktidīpikā canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical work
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Sanskrit text ⓘ Sāṃkhya commentary ⓘ philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
clarifying Sāṃkhya doctrine
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defending Sāṃkhya against rival systems ⓘ |
| analyzesConcept |
evolution of the tattvas
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guṇa ⓘ prakṛti ⓘ puruṣa ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophicalSchool | Sāṃkhya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus |
anonymous
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disputed authorship ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | Sāṃkhyakārikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | line-by-line commentary on Sāṃkhyakārikā verses ⓘ |
| critiques | opposing philosophical schools ⓘ |
| dateApproximation |
circa 6th century CE
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circa 7th century CE ⓘ |
| defendsDoctrine |
eternity of prakṛti
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non-theistic Sāṃkhya ⓘ plurality of puruṣas ⓘ |
| discusses |
means of valid knowledge (pramāṇa)
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suffering and its cessation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
classical Sāṃkhya thought
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epistemology ⓘ liberation (mokṣa) ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| hasTitleInSanskrit | Yuktidīpikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
key witness to classical Sāṃkhya doctrine
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major source for early Sāṃkhya exegesis ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | fragmentary ⓘ |
| method |
dialectical argumentation
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use of objections and replies (pūrvapakṣa–siddhānta) ⓘ |
| period | early medieval India ⓘ |
| provides |
detailed philosophical analysis
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systematic defense of Sāṃkhya positions ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | written in Devanāgarī and other regional scripts in surviving manuscripts ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Indology
NERFINISHED
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Sanskrit philology ⓘ history of Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | Lamp of Reasoning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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