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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY.
CHAPTER II
THE VEDAS, BRAHMAŅAS AND THEIR PHILOSOPHY
I The Vedas and their antiquity.
2 The place of the Vedas in the Hindu mind
3 Classification of the Vedic literature
4 The Samhitās
The Brahmanas
6 The Aranyakas
7 The Rg-Veda, its civilization
8 The Vedic gods
9 Polytheism, Henotheism, and Monotheism
10 Growth of a Monotheistic tendency; Prajapati, Viśvakarma II Brahma
12 Sacrifice; the First Rudiments of the Law of Karma 13 Cosmogony-Mythological and Philosophical. 14 Eschatology; the Doctrine of Atman 15 Conclusion
CHAPTER III
THE EARLIER UPANIȘADS (700 B.C.-600 B.C.)
I The place of the Upanisads in Vedic literature 2 The names of the Upanisads; Non-Brahmanic influence
3 Brāhmaṇas and the Early Upanisads
4 The meaning of the word Upanisad
5 The composition and growth of diverse Upanisads
6 Revival of Upanisad studies in modern times.
7 The Upanisads and their interpretations.
8 The quest after Brahman: the struggle and the failures. 9 Unknowability of Brahman and the Negative Method 10 The Atman doctrine.
11 Place of Brahman in the Upanisads.
12 The World
13 The World-Soul
14 The Theory of Causation
15 Doctrine of Transmigration 16 Emancipation
CHAPTER IV
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE SYSTEMS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
I In what sense is a History of Indian Philosophy possible?
2 Growth of the Philosophic Literature
3 The Indian systems of Philosophy
4 Some fundamental points of agreement
1 The Karma theory
2 The Doctrine of Mukti
3 The Doctrine of Soul.
5 The Pessimistic Attitude towards the World and the Optimistic
Faith in the end
6 Unity in Indian Sadhana (philosophical, religious and ethical endeavours)
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