Philosopher

Vijnanabhiksu

Overview

Vijñānabhikṣu (also spelled Vijnanabhikshu) was a Hindu philosopher from Bihar, variously dated to the 15th or 16th century, known for his commentary on various schools of Hindu philosophy, particularly the Yoga text of Patanjali. His scholarship stated that there is a unity between Vedānta, Yoga, and Samkhya philosophies, and he is considered a significant influence on Neo-Vedanta movement of the modern era.

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Philosophers who discussed Vijnanabhiksu

• Adi Shankara

Ideas Vijnanabhiksu discusses

• Paul Deussen
• Brahma Sutras
• Adi Shankara
• Henry Thomas Colebrooke
• Āstika and nāstika
• Vedanta
• Sanskrit
• Purusha
• Vyasa
• Hindu philosophy
• Samkhya
• Yoga
• Neo-Vedanta
• Yoga (philosophy)
• Kapila
• Mikel Burley
• Prakriti
• Richard Karl von Garbe

Place in the tradition

Part of Neo-Vedanta.

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