PART THREE: THE HINDU DOCTRINES

1. On the Exact Meaning of the Word 'Hindu' 121 2. Perpetuity of the Veda 127 3. Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy 131 4. Concerning Buddhism 135 5. The Law of Manu 146 6. Principles Governing the Institution of Caste 151 7. Shaivism and Vaishnavism 157 8. Points of View within the Doctrine 162 9. Nyāya 169 10. Vaisheshika 174 11. Sāņkhya 181 12. Yoga 186 13. Mīmānsā 191 14. Vedānta 198 15. Supplementary Remarks on the Doctrine as a Whole 204 16. The Traditional Teaching 207

PART FOUR: WESTERN INTERPRETATIONS

1. Official Orientalism 213 2. The Science of Religions 217 3. Theosophism 224 4. Vedānta Westernized 232 5. Additional Remarks 236

Conclusion 241 Index 255