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9 See K. Satchidananda Murty,Philosophy in India, Delhi: Motilal
Banarsidass, 1985, pp. 3-7 for a more detailed consideration of
these. 10 Şaddarśanasamuccaya. (See English trans. by K. Satchidananda
Murty, Tenali : Tagore Publishing House, 1957) 11 Sarvadarśanasamgraha, (See English trans. by E.B. Cowell &
A.E. Gough cdited by K.L.Joshi, Delhi : Parimal Publications,
1981) 12 S.N. Dasgupta, A History of Indian Philosophy, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1922, Vol. I, p. 68 (f.n.) The six systems of philosophy referred to by Haribhadra, however, are : Nyāya, Vaiseșika, Sankhya, Mimāṁsā, Jainism and Buddhism. since Nyaya and Vaiseșika are identified with each other, Carvaka materialism is counted as the sixth. We find this system too treated in Haribhadra's work. The present practice, however is to refer to the orthodox Hindu systems of thought (Nyaya, Vaiseșika, Sarikhya, Yoga, Mîmāṁsa and Vedanta) alone as the 'six systems'. The other three, referred to as nästika
darśanas, are Jainism, Buddhism and Carvaka. 14 See supra, p.6, para 4 15 Kalidas Bhattacharya, “Traditional Indian Philosophy As a
Modern Indian Thinker Views It" in S.S. Rama Rao Pappu and R. Puligandla, edt., Indian Philosophy: Past and Future, Delhi:
Motilal Banarsidass, 1982, p.183. 16 See supra, p.6, para 3 17 An Idealist View of Life, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.,
1932, p. 92 18 Sce supra, p. 6, para 3
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