darshana
दर्शन darshanaA 'view' or philosophical school; one of the six classical systems (shad-darshana) of Hindu thought. (Distinct from darshan, the sight of the deity.)
Where this term appears
- Charvaka: the Indian materialists Philosophy
The most important single witness is late: the Sarva-darshana-sangraha , "a compendium of all the philosophical systems," compiled in the fourteenth century by Madhava, also known as Vidyaranya.
- What Are the Six Darshanas? Philosophy
Darshana comes from the root drsh , to see, and it means a way of seeing, a vision of how things actually are, together with the discipline that brings that vision within reach.
- Is yoga Hindu? Is it a religion? Yoga
…m is emphatically part of Hinduism: yoga is counted as one of the six darshanas , the orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy, paired with the Samkhya system.
- What is Puja? Worship
The central act of temple worship, in her reading, is darshana : the seeing of the deity, and crucially being seen in return.
- What is a Murti? Deities
The meeting of eyes At the heart of it is an act the tradition calls darshana , seeing.
- Tat tvam asi: three readings Philosophy
The six schools that frame this whole debate are surveyed in What are the six darshanas?, and the idea of a "great saying" itself is unpacked under the term mahavakya.
- What is a Sampradaya? Philosophy
A *sampradaya* is a living tradition handed down: a lineage of teaching and practice transmitted through an unbroken succession (*parampara*) of teacher and…
- What is Advaita Vedanta? Philosophy
Advaita Vedanta is the non-dual school of Vedanta, the most influential of the several schools of Vedanta. Its central claim is that there is only one reality,…