Beruf | Philosoph, Schriftsteller, Wirtschaftswissenschaftler |
Geburtsdatum | |
Geburtsort | 375 |
Todesort | Pataliputra |
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Beschreibung | Chanakya (Sanskrit: चाणक्य; IAST: Cāṇakya, ; 375-283 v. Chr.) war ein altindischer Universalgelehrter, der als Lehrer, Autor, Stratege, Philosoph, Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, Jurist und königlicher Berater tätig war. Er wird traditionell als Kauṭilya oder Vishnugupta identifiziert, der das altindische politische Traktat Arthashastra verfasste, ein Text, der ungefähr auf die Zeit zwischen dem vierten Jahrhundert v. Chr. und dem dritten Jahrhundert n. Chr. datiert wird. Jahrhundert n. Chr. datiert wird. Als solcher gilt er als Pionier der Politik- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften in Indien, und sein Werk wird als wichtiger Vorläufer der klassischen Wirtschaftswissenschaften angesehen. Seine Werke gingen gegen Ende des Gupta-Reiches im sechsten Jahrhundert u. Z. verloren und wurden erst im frühen 20. Jahrhundert wiederentdeckt. 321 v. u. Z. unterstützte Chanakya den ersten Maurya-Kaiser Chandragupta bei seinem Aufstieg zur Macht. |
A man is born alone and dies alone and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.
As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.
The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.
Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?
Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.
The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.
A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.
The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.
The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.
As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul when death is immanent what can you do?
As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.
