Ajñana, the Glossary
Ajñāna ((Vedic) IPA: /ɐd͡ʑ.ɲɑː.nɐ/; (Classical) IPA: /ɐd͡ʑˈɲɑː.n̪ɐ/) was one of the ''nāstika'' or "heterodox" schools of ancient Indian philosophy, and the ancient school of radical Indian skepticism.[1]
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33 relations: Aṭṭhakavagga and Pārāyanavagga, Alexander the Great, Ataraxia, Ājīvika, Āstika and nāstika, Śāriputra, Śramaṇa, Brahmajāla Sutta, Catuṣkoṭi, Charvaka, Diogenes Laertius, Gorgias, Hindu philosophy, Jainism, Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa, K. N. Jayatilleke, Madhyamaka, Maudgalyayana, Nagarjuna, Nasadiya Sukta, Pali Canon, Philosophical skepticism, Pre-sectarian Buddhism, Pyrrho, Pyrrhonism, Rigveda, Samaññaphala Sutta, Sanjaya Belatthiputta, Sextus Empiricus, Shriharsha, Sutrakritanga, Theravada, Yajnavalkya.
- Indian religions
- Nāstika
- Schools and traditions in ancient Indian philosophy
Aṭṭhakavagga and Pārāyanavagga
The Aṭṭhakavagga (Pali, "Octet Chapter") and the Pārāyanavagga (Pali, "Way to the Far Shore Chapter") are two small collections of suttas within the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism.
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Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon (Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.
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Ataraxia
In Ancient Greek philosophy, (Greek:, from ἀ- indicating negation or absence and ταραχ- with the abstract noun suffix -ία), generally translated as,,, or, is a lucid state of robust equanimity characterized by ongoing freedom from distress and worry.
Ājīvika
Ajivika (IAST) is one of the ''nāstika'' or "heterodox" schools of Indian philosophy. Ajñana and Ājīvika are Asceticism, nāstika and schools and traditions in ancient Indian philosophy.
Āstika and nāstika
Āstika (Sanskrit: आस्तिक; IAST: Āstika) and Nāstika (Sanskrit: नास्तिक; IAST: Nāstika) are concepts that have been used to classify the schools of Indian philosophy by modern scholars, as well as some Hindu, Buddhist and Jain texts. Ajñana and Āstika and nāstika are nāstika and schools and traditions in ancient Indian philosophy.
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Śāriputra
Śāriputra (शारिपुत्र; Tibetan: ཤཱ་རིའི་བུ་, Pali: Sāriputta, lit. "the son of Śāri", born Upatiṣya, Pali: Upatissa) was one of the top disciples of the Buddha.
Śramaṇa
A śramaṇa (श्रमण,; samaṇa; p; sa môn) is a person "who labours, toils, or exerts themselves for some higher or religious purpose" or "seeker, one who performs acts of austerity, ascetic".
Brahmajāla Sutta
The Brahmajāla Sutta is the first of 34 sutta in the Dīgha Nikāya (the Long Discourses of the Buddha), the first of the five nikāya, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka of (Theravada) Buddhism.
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Catuṣkoṭi
Catuṣkoṭi (Sanskrit; Devanagari: चतुष्कोटि,, Sinhalese:චතුස්කෝටිකය) refers to logical argument(s) of a 'suite of four discrete functions' or 'an indivisible quaternity' that has multiple applications and has been important in the Indian logic and the Buddhist logico-epistemological traditions, particularly those of the Madhyamaka school.
Charvaka
Charvaka (चार्वाक; IAST: Cārvāka), also known as Lokāyata, is an ancient school of Indian materialism. Ajñana and Charvaka are nāstika and schools and traditions in ancient Indian philosophy.
Diogenes Laertius
Diogenes Laërtius (Διογένης Λαέρτιος) was a biographer of the Greek philosophers.
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Gorgias
Gorgias (Γοργίας; 483–375 BC) was an ancient Greek sophist, pre-Socratic philosopher, and rhetorician who was a native of Leontinoi in Sicily.
Hindu philosophy
Hindu philosophy or Vedic philosophy is the set of Indian philosophical systems that developed in tandem with the religion of Hinduism during the iron and classical ages of India.
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Jainism
Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Ajñana and Jainism are Indian religions and nāstika.
Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa
(fl. c. 800) was an Indian philosopher known for his radical skepticism who most likely flourished between 800-840 probably in southern India.
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K. N. Jayatilleke
Kulatissa Nanda Jayatilleke (1 November 1920 – 23 July 1970) was an internationally recognised authority on Buddhist philosophy whose book Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge has been described as "an outstanding philosophical interpretation of the Buddha's teaching" in the Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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Madhyamaka
Mādhyamaka ("middle way" or "centrism";; Tibetan: དབུ་མ་པ་; dbu ma pa), otherwise known as Śūnyavāda ("the emptiness doctrine") and Niḥsvabhāvavāda ("the no ''svabhāva'' doctrine"), refers to a tradition of Buddhist philosophy and practice founded by the Indian Buddhist monk and philosopher Nāgārjuna. Ajñana and Madhyamaka are schools and traditions in ancient Indian philosophy and skepticism.
Maudgalyayana
Maudgalyāyana (Moggallāna), also known as Mahāmaudgalyāyana or by his birth name Kolita, was one of the Buddha's closest disciples.
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna (Sanskrit: नागार्जुन/ Nāgārjuna) was an Indian monk and Mahāyāna Buddhist philosopher of the Madhyamaka (Centrism, Middle Way) school.
Nasadiya Sukta
The Nāsadīya Sūkta (after the incipit, or "not the non-existent"), also known as the Hymn of Creation, is the 129th hymn of the 10th mandala of the Rigveda (10:129).
Pali Canon
The Pāli Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language.
Philosophical skepticism
Philosophical skepticism (UK spelling: scepticism; from Greek σκέψις skepsis, "inquiry") is a family of philosophical views that question the possibility of knowledge. Ajñana and philosophical skepticism are skepticism.
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Pre-sectarian Buddhism
Pre-sectarian Buddhism, also called early Buddhism, the earliest Buddhism, original Buddhism, and primitive Buddhism, is Buddhism as theorized to have existed before the various Early Buddhist schools developed, around 250 BCE (followed by later subsects of Buddhism).
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Pyrrho
Pyrrho of Elis (Pyrrhо̄n ho Ēleios), born in Elis, Greece, was a Greek philosopher of Classical antiquity, credited as being the first Greek skeptic philosopher and founder of Pyrrhonism.
Pyrrhonism
Pyrrhonism is an Ancient Greek school of philosophical skepticism which rejects dogma and advocates the suspension of judgement over the truth of all beliefs. Ajñana and Pyrrhonism are skepticism.
Rigveda
The Rigveda or Rig Veda (ऋग्वेद,, from ऋच्, "praise" and वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas).
Samaññaphala Sutta
The Samaññaphala Sutta ("The Fruit of Contemplative Life") is the second discourse (Pali, sutta; Skt., sutra) of the Digha Nikaya.
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Sanjaya Belatthiputta
Sañjaya Belatthiputra (Pali:; Sanskrit: Sañjaya Vairatiputra; literally, "Sañjaya of the Belattha clan"), was an Indian ascetic philosopher who lived around the 7th-6th century BC in the region of Magadha.
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Sextus Empiricus
Sextus Empiricus (Σέξτος Ἐμπειρικός) was a Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher and Empiric school physician with Roman citizenship.
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Shriharsha
Shri-harsha (IAST: Śrīharṣa) was a 12th century CE Indian philosopher and poet.
Sutrakritanga
Sūtrakṛtāṅga (सूत्रकृताङ्ग; also known in Prakrit as Sūyagaḍaṃga सूयगडंग) is the second agama of the 12 main aṅgās of the Jain Svetambara canon.
Theravada
Theravāda ('School of the Elders') is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. Ajñana and Theravada are nāstika.
Yajnavalkya
Yajnavalkya or Yagyavalkya (याज्ञवल्क्य, IAST) is a Hindu Vedic sage featuring in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (c. 700 BCE) and ''Tattiriya Upanishad''.
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Schools and traditions in ancient Indian philosophy
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