Darshanas

A Primer of Indian Logic

Introductory exposition of Indian logical method, categories, inference, and debate using the Tarkasangraha tradition.

S. Kuppuswami Sastri

An Elementary Treatise on Mimamsa

Accessible introduction to Mimamsa principles, Vedic injunctions, and hermeneutical reasoning.

Laugakshi Bhaskara

Gangesa's Theory of Truth

Study of Navya-Nyaya truth theory and the epistemic conditions of valid cognition.

Jitendra Nath Mohanty

Gaudapada Karika

Classical Advaita work on non-duality, consciousness, and the Mandukya Upanishad.

Gaudapada

Gautama's Nyayasutras

Edition or translation of the foundational Nyaya sutras on knowledge, inference, debate, and liberation.

Gautama

Gheranda Samhita

Hatha yoga manual on bodily discipline, purification, mudra, meditation, and yogic accomplishment.

Translated by Srisa Chandra Vasu

Hindu Realism An Introduction to Vaisheshika

Introductory study of Vaisheshika realism, categories of being, and metaphysical analysis.

JC Chatterjee

History of Dharmashastras Vol 1

Reference study of dharmashastra literature, sources of dharma, and the historical formation of legal-ritual norms.

PV Kane

History of Dharmashastras Vol 2 Part 1

Reference study of dharmashastra literature with focus on ritual, samskara, and normative practice.

PV Kane

History of Dharmashastras Vol 2 Part 2

Reference study of dharmashastra literature continuing discussion of rites, duties, and normative institutions.

PV Kane

History of Dharmashastras Vol 3

Reference study of dharmashastra themes including social duties, legal procedure, and normative ordering.

PV Kane

History of Dharmashastras Vol 4

Reference study of dharmashastra themes with detailed treatment of law, custom, and social institutions.

PV Kane

History of Dharmashastras Vol 5 Part 1

Reference study of later dharmashastra topics, jurisprudence, and social-religious regulation.

PV Kane

History of Dharmashastras Vol 5 Part 2

Reference study completing the dharmashastra series with later legal and ritual materials.

PV Kane

Logic, Language and Reality

Philosophical study connecting logic, linguistic analysis, and theories of reality in Indian thought.

Bimal Krishna Matilal

Outline of Hindu Philosophy

Broad survey of major schools and recurrent philosophical themes in Hindu thought.

M. Hiriyanna

Paratrishika Vivarana by Abhinavagupta

Abhinavagupta’s esoteric Shaiva commentary on language, mantra, consciousness, and manifestation.

Jaideva Singh

Patanjali's Yogasutras

Edition or translation of the Yoga Sutras with emphasis on mind, practice, samadhi, and liberation.

Patanjali

Purva Mimamsa in its Sources

Source-based introduction to Purva Mimamsa doctrine and textual method.

Dr. Ganganatha Jha

Quintessence of Brahmasutra

Introductory digest of Vedanta centered on the Brahmasutra tradition and its key metaphysical claims.

Mahamahopadhyaya Iranganti Rangacharya

Sankhya Philosophy by Banerji

Interpretive exposition of the Sankhya school and its key doctrines.

Chandra Banerji

Sastradipika

Classical Mimamsa text on interpretation, injunction, and the structure of Vedic authority.

Parthasarathi Mishra, translated by D. Venkatramiah

Siddhantabindu

Vedantic sub-commentarial text presenting core Advaita positions in a compact form.

Srimat Madhusudana Sarasvati, translated by Achalananda

Six Ways of Knowing

Scholarly work on Indian thought and civilization with relevance to the themes signaled by its title.

D.M. Datta

The Advaita Vedanta of Brahmasiddhi

Study of the Brahmasiddhi tradition and major issues in Advaita metaphysics and epistemology.

Allen Wright Thrasher

The Nyaya Theory of Knowledge

Study of Nyaya epistemology with emphasis on pramanas, error, and valid cognition.

S.C. Chatterjee

The Paramarthasara of Adisesa

Philosophical text associated with non-dual Shaiva traditions and the path to liberation.

Adi Sesa

The Purva Mimamsa Sutras of Jaimini

Foundational Mimamsa sutra text on ritual duty, injunction, and scriptural interpretation.

Jaimini, translated by Dr. Ganganatha Jha

The Sankhya Aphorisms of Kapila

Presentation of the Sankhya aphorism tradition on purusha, prakriti, tattvas, and liberation.

Kapila, translated by J. Ballantyne

The Sankhya Karika of Iswara Krishna

Classical Sankhya summary text on ontology, causation, bondage, and release.

HT Colebrooke

The Sankhya Philosophy

Translation or study of Sankhya metaphysics, dualism, and liberation theory.

Major BD Basu

The Sankhya System by Keith

Scholarly account of Sankhya doctrine in historical and comparative perspective.

AB Keith

The Vaisheshika Darshan

Presentation of the Vaisheshika system and its ontology of substances, qualities, and relations.

John Wells

The Yogasutras of Patanjali

Translation and explanation of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras focused on discipline, concentration, and liberation.

Patanjali, translated by Sriram Lele

Theories of Language

Study of Indian theories of language, meaning, signification, and verbal cognition.

Korada Subrahmanyam

Yogasutra with Commentary of Madhavacharya

Yoga Sutra text accompanied by traditional commentary for philosophical and practical interpretation.

Madhvacharya

A Study of Tarakasamgraha as Compromise Between Nyaya and Vaisheshika

Detailed study of the Tarkasamgraha as a bridge text combining Nyaya logic with Vaisheshika ontology.

Priya M. P.

Abhinavagupta a Historical and Philosophical Study

Study of Abhinavagupta’s life, thought, Kashmir Shaivism, and aesthetic philosophy.

Unknown

The Mimamsa Sutras of Jaimini

Another edition of the Mimamsa Sutras presenting the core framework of Vedic hermeneutics and duty.

Jaimini