The Religious Aspects of Hindu Philosophy Stated and Discussed

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Excerpt from The Religious Aspects of Hindu Philosophy Stated and Discussed: A Prize Essay This work was first suggested by the following proposal: - "A prize of 300l. is offered for the best Statement and Refutation, in English, of the Fundamental Errors (opposed to Christian Theism) of the Vedanta, Nyaya, and Sankhya Philosophies, as set forth in the standard native authorities, in the Sanskrit language, treating of those systems, together with a demonstration (supported by such arguments, and conveyed in such a form and manner as may be most likely to prove convincing to learned Hindus imbued with those errors) of the following fundamental principles of Christian Theism, viz.: - "First. - Of the real, and not merely apparent or illusory distinctness of God from all other spirits, and from matter, and of the creation (in the proper sense) of all other spirits, and of matter, by God, in opposition to the Vedánta. "Second. - Of the non-eternity of separate souls, and their creation by God, in opposition to the Nyaya and Sánkhya. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.