Syllabus

Course Code: PHI-HC-202    Course Name: Indian Metaphysics

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Concept of Iśvara/Brahma in Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika, Yoga & Advaita Vedānta; the New and Central role of Iśvara/Brahma in the Bhakti school with special reference to Rāmānuja.
2 Concept of Self (Ātman) in Jainism, Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika, Sāṅkhya and Advaita Vedānta.
3 Concept of Substance in Jainism; Seven Categories of Vaiśeṣika (Dravya, Guna, Karma, Sāmānya, Viśheṣa, Samavāya and Abhāva) of Vaisesika; Causation: the Debate between Satkāryavāda (Sāṅkhya) and Asatkāryavāda (Nyāya).
4 Concept of Nirvāṇa in Buddhism. Notions of Bondage and Liberation in Jainism, Sāṅkhya and Advaita Vedānta.
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