Vacaspati Misra Quotes on Knowledge
Vacaspati Misra was an Indian philosopher of the tenth century and the most learned commentator of his age, a Maithila scholar who wrote authoritative commentaries on every major school of classical Indian philosophy except the Buddhist and the Carvaka, and was honored with the title sarvatantrasvatantra, the master of all systems. This page collects quotes attributed to Vacaspati Misra on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Vacaspati Misra:
“He who would commentate must first stand within the system he interprets.”
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Attributed to Vacaspati Misra:
“There is no philosophical school whose internal coherence does not deserve a careful reading.”
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Attributed to Vacaspati Misra:
“The Bhamati commentary is offered as light, not as legislation.”
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Attributed to Vacaspati Misra:
“Tradition lives by its commentators, or it does not live at all.”