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A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c17.31

A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c17.31

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v1.c17.31

(1) The Vadánta philosophy, as modified and expanded by Samkara, which teaches the unreality of the material world, is also to a large extent responsible for bringing the study of physcial science into disrepute. Samkara is unsparing in his strictures on Kanáda and his system. One or two extract from Samkara's Commentary on the Vedánta Sútras, will make the point clear :