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Vedanta Anvikshiki...
Vedanta Anvikshiki
Science and Philosophy in Contemporary Perspective by: Girish Nath Jha , Sukalyan Sengupta , Bal Ram SinghThis volume features thirty-one well-researched articles and resonates the current expectations from Vedanta in a fast-changing world. It discusses and debates among reputed and erudite scholars the Vedantic traditions and their scientific and contemporary relevance to the society across the globe.
$60.00
ISBN: 9788124608975
Year Of Publication: 2017
Edition: 1st Edition
Pages : xv, 600p.
Bibliographic Details : Index
Language : English
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: D.K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
Size: 23
Weight: 1000
Ancient Indian thought system, well known for its relentless argumentation on varied contentious issues, paved the way for maturing deep philosophical thoughts, and scientific and technological inventions. This volume Vedanta Anvikshiki, Science and Philosophy in Contemporary Perspective, which resonates the current expectations from Vedanta in a fast-changing world, is the proceedings of the 21st edition of International Congress of Vedanta organized by the Center of Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth during 11-13 July 2013.
The volume presents thirty-one research papers from reputed scholars on wide-ranging topics like metaphysics, knowledge and hermeneutics, science and technology in ancient texts, interpretation of key texts, digital libraries, yoga and ayurveda, spirituality and science, interfaith dialogue, Indian cosmology and psychology, Vedantic pedagogy, history, culture, social systems, corporate world, governance, music and consciousness studies. These papers present vast treasures of Indias knowledge systems and offer potential for multidisciplinary research.
It would be of immense value to the students and scholars of Vedanta, and would stimulate them for more discussions and debates on Vedantic traditions and their contemporary relevance.
Editorial Note
1. Intentionality and Reflexivity of Consciousness : Advaita Perspective
Adarasupally Nataraju and Munmun Chakraborty
2. Liberation, Immortality and Life after Death : A Comparative Analysis of Vedanta and
Islamic Philosophy
Afzal Ahmad
3. The Theory of Causation in Advaitavad
Arup Jyoti Sarma
4. The Metaphysics of the Beyond
K. Srinivas
5. Concept of Time, Space and Mind in Yogavasishtha
Mamta Tripathi
6. The Advaita Concept of Contentless Cognition : Some Problems
Raghunath Ghosh
7. Vritti (Psychosis) in Advaita Vedanta
Shankarji Jha
8. Maya as Mulavidya in Kevaladvaita of Shankara and as an Ontological Reality in the Bhakti
Vedanta School of Swaminarayana
Smit Gadhia
9. Reality as Ananda : An Upanishadic Exposition
Surjya Kamal Borah
10. Advaita Vedanta ki Vyapakata
Somanath Nene
11- Drishtisrishtivadah
Viveka Karmakar
12. The Return of the Missing Creative Couple
Jeffrey Armstrong (Kavindra Rishi)
13. Call for Shuddhi : Vedantic Model of Purification
Bhuwan Kumar Jha
14. Vajrasuchikopanishadi Brahmanatvanirdharanamukhena Pratipaditam Brahmatattvam
Arnava Ghoshal
15. Influence of Advaita Vedanta on Sanskrit Rasa Theory
Arijit Gupta
16. Agricultural Science in Sanskrit Literature with Special Reference to Krishiparashara
Daya Shankar Tiwary
17. Jambudvipa : Scientific Interpretation of Sanatana Dharma
Ravi Jatavallabhula
18. Physical Sciences in the Rigvedic Maruts : Generators of Speech and Force Incarnate
Soma Basu
19. Vedantic View of Kalidasa and Deep Ecology : With References to Abhijnanashakuntalam
Baldev Ram Khandoliyan
20. Shrimadbhagavadmahapuranasya Vaidikopajivyam Puranavaishishtayancha
Harish Chandra Kukareti
21. Jyotishayurvedashastrayoh Angangibhavah
Suman K.S.
22. Sanatsujatiyam
T.S. Haragopal
23. Consciousness under the Phenomenological Microscope : Shankaras Position
Alok Kumar
24. Dasabodh : A Classic Spiritual Text that Underlines the Importance of Vedas and Vedanta
Prashant Balkrishna Kulkarni
25. Brihadaranyakopanishadi Svapnatattvam
Palash Ghosh
26. Understanding Vedanta Applying Phonosemantics
Pramod Kumar Agrawal
27. Indic Non-Dual Traditions and Monotheism Contrasted : Necessity for Dialogue between
Dharmic Traditions
Laul Jadusingh
28. Interfaith Dialogue between VedÀnta and Christianity on the Concept of Liberation
Gaichuimeilu Palmei
29. The Notion of Harmony : Vedanta Perspective
R.P. Singh
30. Advaita Vedanta in Socio-Political Practices of Mahatma Gandhi
Ved Mitra Shukla
31. Everpresent State : A Scientific Solution to Our Individual Peace and Global Peace
Shashidhara Gangaiah
Contributors
Index
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Sallekhana $40.00
Jainism regards life to be eternal. Recognizing that the soul can never die, but merely takes a new body, a careful tradition welcoming death through intentional fasting developed more than two thousand years ago. A legal challenge Rajasthan was put forward in 2013, suggesting that this practice is harmful and coercive and targets women in particular. For a short while Sallekhanā, which means the “thinning of existence,” was declared illegal. In response to this controversy, three conferences were convened by the International School for Jain Studies to explore the legal, religious, and medical aspects of this practice. Experts discussed the long history of the practice, attested to in epigraphs throughout India; the ways in which fasting to death has become an acceptable practice in the Western world; and contemporary instances of its observance in India. This volume presents an interdisciplinary approach to thinking about the end of life, from biomedical, historical, religious, and legal perspectives.
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Indian Movements $44.00
Does Indian civilization have the capacity to change or has it been static? The impression of this civilization as an unchanging one has been revised today. Conflict-tension processes in a complex heterogeneous civilization like that of India are equally important and require in-depth studies along with investigating the continuity of tradition. It is in this context that protest, dissent and reform movements have also played a critical role and facilitated adjustments to changing social realities over the centuries. From time to time alternate systems to the accepted ideological or normative patterns have been suggested. Apparently many of these movements were religious in nature, but the socio-economic context which remains in the background does require further detailed examination. The present volume reflects some aspects of these movements. It is one in the series undertaken as part of the group project A Sourcebook of Indian and Asian Civilizations at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study. The essays in this volume by such scholars as Arun Bali, Savitri Chandra, Narendra Mohan, M.G.S. Narayanan and Veluthat Kesavan; Y.M. Pathan, M.S.A. Rao, Sachchidananda, G.B. Sardar and Pushpa Suri will stimulate discussion and generate new perspectives towards understanding Indian civilization.
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Brahman and the World $20.00
“The Vedānta has been rightly called the Finest Fruit of Indian Thought and the Upaniṣads as the Finer Flowers. Vedānta grows out of the teachings of the Upaniṣads and passes into the various systems in the writings of Śaṅkara, Bhāskara, Rāmānuja, Madhva and Vallabha, the great founders of Advaita, Bhedābheda, Viśiṣṭādvaita, Dvaitādvaita and Śuddhādvaita, respectively. However, there is a perception among Orientalists that while the Upaniṣads favour the Monistic doctrine, Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahmasūtra fundamentally opposes it on some of the most crucial points.
The book thus delves deep into the philosophies of both Bādarāyaṇa and Śaṅkara in enunciating the essential features of Brahman and Its association with the world. It thus discusses topics such as what sort of cause Brahman is?, and what sort of material causality is to be ascribed to It? It also addresses the conflicting views on the nature of Brahman like that of Vivarttavāda and of Rāmānuja’s Saguṇa-Brahman.
This book proposes to take up the question of Universal Causation to examine thoroughly as how far it is right to regard Brahman as the Universal Cause and how far sūtrakāra himself lent his support to each of the inter-conflicting schools of Vedānta. This book should, therefore, benefit all who are devoted to the philosophic teachings of Advaita Vedānta and its preceptors.” -
Apbharamsa Hindi Kosha $50.00
This Dictionary of Hindi Apabhramsa gives in detail the grammatical importance of words, their meanings, correct spellings, the alternate words and their various usages as mentioned by lexicographer Naresh Kumar.
