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Vācaspati Miśra

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Vācaspati Miśra · c. 900–980 CE

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“Six rival Indian traditions, which agree on almost nothing else, agree on this: the commentary you must read is Vācaspati's. Tradition crowned him sarva-tantra-svatantra — master of every system, independent in each.”
— The Great Philosophers, Ch. 75

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“The deepest philosophical talent may not be building your own system but understanding everyone else's — so completely that each rival school claims your work as its own classic.”
— The Great Philosophers, Ch. 75

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