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The form which this philosophy ultimately assumed is well represented in the treatise called the Vedanta Sara, or essence of the Vedanta. A few extracts will suffice to exhibit its character. THE FORM WHICH THIS PHILOSOPHY ULTIMATELY ASSUMED IS WELL REPRESENTED IN THE TREATISE CALLED THE WEEDANTA SARAH OR ESSENCE OF THE VADANTA A FEW EXTRACTS WILL SUFFICE TO EXHIBIT ITS CHARACTER
racterize these systems as theistic, atheistic, and pantheistic respectively. [Sidenote: The Nyaya.] It is doubtful, however, whether the earlier form of the Nyaya was theistic or not. The later form is so, but it says nothing of the moral attributes of God, nor of his government. The chief end of man, according to the Nyaya, is deliverance from pain; and this is to be attained by cessation from all action, whether good or bad. [Sidenote: The Sankhya.] The Sankhya declares matter to be self-existent and eternal. Soul is distinct from matter, and also eternal. When it attains true knowledge it is liberated from matter and from pain. The Sankhya holds the existence of God to be without proof. [Sidenote: The Vedanta.] But the leading philosophy of India is unquestionably the Vedanta. The name means "the end or scope of the Veda;" and if the Upanishads were the Veda, instead of treatises tacked on to it, the name would be correct; for the Vedanta, like the Upanishads, inculcates pantheism. EE LEADING SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT THE NYA THE SUNKIA AND THE WETANTA ROUNDLY AND SPEAKING GENERALLY WE MAY CHARACTERIZE THESE SYSTEMS AS THEISTIC EPHEISTIC AND PANTHEISTIC RESPECTULI IT IS DOUBTFUL HOWEVER WHETHER THE EARLIER FORM OF THE NYA WAS THEISTIC OR NOT THE LATTER FORM IS SO BUT IT SAYS NOTHING OF THE MORAL ATTRIBUTES OF GOD NOR OF HIS GOVERNMENT THE CHIEF END OF MAN ACCORDING TO THE NIEYA IS DELIVERANCE FROM PAIN AND THIS IS TO BE ATTAINED BY CESSATION FROM ALL ACTION WHETHER GOOD OR BAD THE SANKIA DECLARES MATTER TO BE SELF EXISTENT AND ETERNAL SOUL IS DISTINCT FROM MATTER AND ALSO ETERNAL WHEN IT ATTAINS TRUE KNOWLEDGE IT IS LIBERATED FROM MATTER AND FROM PAIN THE SANKIA HOLDS EXISTENCE OF GOD TO BE WITHOUT PROOF BUT THE LEADING PHILOSOPHY OF INDIA IS UNQUESTIONABLY THE BETHANTHA THE NAME MEANS THE ANT OR SCOPE OF THE WEATHER AND IF THE OPEN SHEDS WERE THE WEEDA INSTEAD OF CRITICIS TAGGED ON TO IT THE NAME WOULD BE CORRECT FOR THE WEEDANTA LIKE THE OPENISH IN CALCATE'S PANTHEISM
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