Sarva-siddhanta Sangraha


Sarva-darsana-siddhanta Sangraha, or simply Sarva-Siddhānta-Saṅgrahaḥ is a work by Madhvacharya written in 14th century which sketches eleven major systems of thought of different Indian schools of philosophy during that period in the Indian sub-continent.

Chapters

The eleven systems of philosophy covered in the work are listed below.

Non-Vedic schools

These unorthodox schools fall under Nāstika, who reject Vedas as an authoritative system.
  1. Lokāyata
  2. Arhata philosophy
  3. Buddhism
  4. # Mādhyamika
  5. # Yogācāra
  6. # Sautrāntika
  7. # Vaibhāṣika

Vedic schools

The Āstika systems described here consider Vedas as a reliable and authoritative source of knowledge.
  1. Vaiśeṣika
  2. Naiyāyika
  3. Theory of Prabhākara
  4. Theory of Bhaṭṭācārya
  5. Sāṅkhya
  6. System of Patañjali
  7. System of Veda-Vyāsa
  8. Vedānta

Related works

Adi Shankaracharya is also said to have authored Sarva Vedānta Siddhānta Sāra Saṅgraha, also known as The Quintessence of Vedanta. This work is later said to have inspired Madhavacharya (also known as Vidyaranya) to write Sarva-darsana Sangraha, a compendium of 16 schools of philosophy during the 12th century CE.