Essay name: The concept of Creation in the Major Upanisads
Author:
C. Poulose
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Vedanta
This study deals with the Concept of Creation according to the Major Upanishads鈥攁ncient Indian scriptures that form a crucial part of Vedic literature and Indian philosophy. The present research investigates the Upanisadic philosophy in general as well as the school of Advaita Vedanta and other Indian philosophical traditions that incorporate Upanishadic teachings.
Chapter 3 - Concept of Creation
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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The system of S膩nkhya and yoga are both philosophy and psychology. Both these systems can be reduced to a creational chart50. Sattvika Purus膮-prakrti Mahat or Buddhi (Intelelct) Buddhi Ahankara(ego) Rajasa Tamasa Manas Buddhi (mind) indriyas (five senses of karma indriyas (five senses of Tanmatras(five Bhutas(five subtle elements) gross elements) Hearing Verbelization Sound(sabda) Ether Touching Grasping Touch(sparsa) Air Seeing Locomotion Colour(rupa) Fire Tasting Generation Taste(rasa) Water Smelling Elimination Smell(gandha) Earth Creation in Ny膩ya According to Naiy膩yikas the definition of elements is the fact to have a specific property grasped by an external sense organ. This concept, as analysed by Annambha峁弓a in his T.D., is clearly differentiated from corporeality, which is defind as the property to have limited size and the property to be the seat of actions. From this point of view there are four corporeal substances, namely earth, water, fire and wind to which mind is added and there five bh奴ta-dravyas which are these four with 膩k膩艣a. In the ny膩ya 137
