International Journal of Sanskrit Research
July 1, 2026
Swapan Samanta
Between roughly 500 BCE and the thirteenth century CE, the Indian philosophical traditions — Sāṃkhya-Yoga, Buddhist Abhidharma, and the various schools of Vedānta — developed a precise, multi-term vocabulary for what we should now call the empirical psychology of habit. Four terms carry the conceptual weight: saṃskāra, the discrete imprint left in the mind by each act; vāsanā, the accumulated...
International Journal of Sanskrit Research
July 1, 2026
Madivalappa Nagappa Morabada
This paper presents a cross-disciplinary, comparative analysis bridging the metaphysical foundations of Advaita Vedanta and the empirical formulations of modern quantum mechanics. Classical Newtonian physics long enforced a reductionist, dualistic paradigm of reality, viewing the universe as a collection of isolated, localized material entities. However, the advent of quantum mechanics...
International Journal of Sanskrit Research
July 1, 2026
Swapan Samanta
Dharma has been extensively defined by source (Jaimini), effect (Kaṇāda), etymology (Mahābhārata), and normative function (Dharmaśāstra), but has rarely been formalised as a mechanism of real-time consciousness-to-action generation. This paper proposes an operational framework at three distinct levels. At the philosophical level, Dharma is identified as the context-sensitive action trajectory...
International Journal of Sanskrit Research
March 1, 2026
Madhuri Sharon, Anuradha Pandey Dubey
This paper explores the emergence of life through a comparative lens that brings Vedic–Upanishadic cosmology into dialogue with modern scientific theories of abiogenesis and consciousness. Classical texts such as the Chāndogya Upaniṣad describe creation as unfolding from Sat, “Existence alone-One without a second,” from which space, air, fire, water, and earth arise through conscious will and...
International Journal of Sanskrit Research
March 1, 2026
SN Shridhar
Buddhism provides a comprehensive and detailed approach to human suffering and the wellbeing in general. Based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha, Buddhist philosophy focuses on compassion, mindfulness, and ethical living which are heavily congruous with the universally-recognized values of social work, such as social justice, dignity, service, and empowerment. Buddhism offers a philosophical...
International Journal of Sanskrit Research
2026
Ananya Pradhan
The Noble Eightfold Path (Aṣṭāṅgika Mārga), a central Buddhist teaching, offers a structured path to enlightenment and inner peace. It is one of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism, providing a systematic method of attaining wisdom, moral behavior, and mental self-control. It is a pragmatic manual for those who desire inner peace, self-transformation, and freedom from suffering. This study...
International Journal of Sanskrit Research
July 1, 2025
Neelam Kumari
In classical Indian epistemology, the perception of external objects through sensory organs is meticulously theorized. However, the mechanism by which internal states such as pleasure (sukha), pain (duḥkha), and desire (icchā) are known remains a more nuanced subject. This paper conducts a focused investigation into the concept of mānasa-pratyakṣa (mental perception) within the Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika...