Sarva-siddhanta Sangraha

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Sarva-darsana-siddhanta Sangraha, or simply Sarva-Siddhānta-Saṅgrahaḥ (Sanskrit: सर्व-सिद्धान्त-सङ्ग्रहः) is a work by Madhvacharya written in 14th century which sketches eleven major systems of thought of different Indian schools of philosophy during that period in the Indian sub-continent.

Non-Vedic schools

The eleven systems of philosophy covered in the work are listed below.

These unorthodox schools fall under Nāstika, who reject Vedas as an authoritative system.

  1. Lokāyata (or Cārvāka)
  2. Arhata philosophy (or Jainism)
  3. Buddhism
    1. Mādhyamika
    2. Yogācāra
    3. Sautrāntika
    4. Vaibhāṣika

Vedic schools

The Āstika systems described here consider Vedas as a reliable and authoritative source of knowledge.

  1. Vaiśeṣika
  2. Naiyāyika
  3. Theory of Prabhākara
  4. Theory of Bhaṭṭācārya
  5. Sāṅkhya
  6. System of Patañjali
  7. System of Veda-Vyāsa
  8. Vedānta

References

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