Vaisesikasutra - A Translation

The Vaiśeṣikasūtra is an ancient Indian text that presents a comprehensive system of philosophy. This book offers the first integral English translation of the text, accompanied by a canonical commentary by Candrānanda. It explores the categories of ontology and metaphysics, particularly the concept of 'particularity' (viśeṣa), and discusses its significance in Indian and Western metaphysics. The commentary provides insights into the philosophical background and structure of the Vaiśeṣika system, making it accessible to scholars and students of Classical Studies, Modern Philosophy, and Asian Religions and Philosophies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 294 pages
Publication date: 27 July 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is a comprehensive introduction to Indian philosophy, presenting the first integral English translation of the Vaiśeṣikasūtra, as preserved by the earliest canonical commentary of Candrānanda (7th century AD) on the old aphorisms of the Vaiśeṣika school of Indian philosophy. The present monograph offers a canonical description of the fundamental categories of ontology and metaphysics, including the category of 'particularity (viśeṣa) that plays a major role in the 'problem of individuation of the 'nature of substance in both Indian and Western metaphysics. This commentary should be read primarily in relation to Aristotles Categories. It is structured in three parts. Chapter 1 provides a general introduction to Indian philosophy and the Vaiśeṣika system. Chapter 2 is a textual-philological discussion on the commentary itself, since its first publication in 1961 by Muni Jambūvijayaji up to the present day. Chapter 3 is a 'philosophical translation that reads Vaiśeṣika in the global context of Comparative Philosophy and aims to render this text accessible and comprehensible to all readers interested in ontology and metaphysics.

A new reference work and a fundamental introduction to anyone interested in Indian and Comparative Philosophy, this volume will be of interest to scholars and students in Classical Studies, Modern Philosophy, and Asian Religions and Philosophies.

Weight: 614g
Dimension: 162 x 242 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367770822