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Definition of Darsana
1. Noun. (from the Sanskrit word for 'to see') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on the nature of reality and the release from bondage to karma.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Darsana
Literary usage of Darsana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Brahmadarsanam: Or, Intuition of the Absolute, Being an Introduction to the by Ānanda Āchārya (1917)
"... VIEW-POINTS OF ANCIENT INDIAN PHILOSOPHERS The meaning of the word Darsana —
The six systems of Indian philosophy — The Buddha's teaching regarding ..."
2. Living With Siva by Subramuniya (2001)
"Even beholding a photograph in the proper spirit is a form of darsana. ...
Gods and gurus are thus said to "give" darsana, and devotees "take" darsana, ..."
3. How to Become a Hindu: A Guide for Seekers and Born Hindus = Hindu Kanthaṃ by Subramuniya, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (2000)
"Even beholding a photograph in the proper spirit is a form of darsana. ...
Gods and gurus are thus said to "give" darsana, and devotees "take" darsana, ..."
4. Trésor de livres rares et précieux by Johann Georg T. Grässe (1869)
"Fase. I. II. in -8°. 18. Markandeya Parana, edited with an introd. by RW Banerjea.
1862. 7 fase, in -8°. 19. Mimansa Darsana, with the Commentary of Sabara ..."
5. Hindu Philosophy Popularly Explained: The Orthodox Systems by Ram Chandra Bose (1884)
"Another annotator of note ought to be named, as, from references in the "
Sarva-Darsana-Sangraha," he appears to have led one great division of the Miman- ..."