Indic Studies with Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.

Decline of Buddhism #8

Reason #7: Decline of Buddhism in India 7th century CE onwards

Verse 1- From this episode:श्रीभगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते ।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहु: क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विद: ॥00:00 Introduction & Invocation00:10 verses 1- 708:02 verses 8 - 1419:59 verses 15 - 2129:45 verses 22-2826:08 verse 29- 34Tune in every Sunday for a new episode of the philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita!Texts referenced in the series:1.⁠ ⁠Gītā Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak2.⁠ ⁠Gītā Discourses by Osho3.⁠ ⁠Gītā Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji4.⁠ ⁠Gītā interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi5.⁠ ⁠Gītā commentary by Adi Shankaracharya6.⁠ ⁠Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gītā. State University of New York Press 2009.7.⁠ ⁠Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā : An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California: 1999. Press, 2009.8.⁠ ⁠The Bhagavad Gītā - Selected Shlokas set to Music (2-CD Set), sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music Today, 2009.Gita app based on Sri Aurobindo's commentary:Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.org.bhagavadgita&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/bhagavad-gita-sri-aurobindo/id1143882659

Reason #6: Decline of Buddhism in India

Reason #5 - Decline of Buddhism in India from 7th c. CE onwards

Reason #4: Decline of Buddhism in India

Reason #2: Decline of Buddhism from India over 1000 years back

Verse 2 - From this episode:न मे विदु: सुरगणा: प्रभवं न महर्षय: ।अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वश: ॥Tune in every Sunday for a new episode of the philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita!Texts referenced in the series:1. Gītā Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak2. Gītā Discourses by Osho3. Gītā Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji4. Gītā interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi5. Gītā commentary by Adi Shankaracharya6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gītā. State University of New York Press 2009.7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā : An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California: 1999.Press, 2009.8. The Bhagavad Gītā - Selected Shlokas set to Music (2-CD Set), sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music Today, 2009.Gita app based on Sri Aurobindo's commentary:Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.org.bhagavadgita&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/bhagavad-gita-sri-aurobindo/id1143882659

Verse 1 - From this Chapter:अर्जुन उवाचमदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम् ।यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम ॥Tune in every Sunday for a new episode of the philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita!Texts referenced in the series:1. Gītā Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak2. Gītā Discourses by Osho3. Gītā Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji4. Gītā interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi5. Gītā commentary by Adi Shankaracharya6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gītā. State University of New York Press 2009.7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā : An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California: 1999.Press, 2009.8. The Bhagavad Gītā - Selected Shlokas set to Music (2-CD Set), sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music Today, 2009.Gita app based on Sri Aurobindo's commentary:Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.org.bhagavadgita&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/bhagavad-gita-sri-aurobindo/id1143882659

Verse 20 - From this episode:ये तु धर्मामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते ।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रिया: ॥Tune in every Sunday for a new episode of the philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita!Texts referenced in the series:1. Gītā Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak2. Gītā Discourses by Osho3. Gītā Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji4. Gītā interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi5. Gītā commentary by Adi Shankaracharya6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gītā. State University of New York Press 2009.7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā : An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California: 1999.Press, 2009.8. The Bhagavad Gītā - Selected Shlokas set to Music (2-CD Set), sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music Today, 2009.Gita app based on Sri Aurobindo's commentary:Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.org.bhagavadgita&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/bhagavad-gita-sri-aurobindo/id1143882659

Significance of Namokar Mantra in Jainism

Why Buddhism Vanished from India over 1000 years back: Reason 1

Caste and Varna System in Hindu Society: A Webinar for Indus University

Jainism, often regarded as a renunciatory tradition rooted in nonviolence and monastic life, has profoundly shaped the lives of contemporary women balancing roles as householders, social activists, and ascetics. Prof. Howard will delve into the inspiring stories of these women, highlighting how they are redefining the concept of liberation, championing empowerment, and striving for the upliftment of marginalized communities. Through this discussion, she will provide fresh perspectives on gender and its intersection with contemporary societal challenges.

Jainism's Political Thoughts

Why Kumbh?

Dr. BR Ambedkar is rightly remembered for his role in creating the Indian Constitution and for his outspoken anti-caste views. Less known is how many of his views on hot-button political issues in India today align far more with those of so-called Hindu nationalists than his contemporary supporters would have you believe. In this episode, we speak with Dr Pankaj Jain about the unknown Ambedkar.

Buddhism in 3 Versions

How old is Christianity in India? 2000 years?

Judaism & Jews in India

Lotus Temple, Bahai, and Zoroastrianism in India: Two religions started in Iran, flourishing in India

Join Swami Medhananda, Monk of the Ramakrishna Order, an Academic Philosopher, and Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at the Vedanta Society of Southern California for a thought-provoking session on "From Religious Pluralism to Religious Cosmopolitanism: Revisiting Sri Ramakrishna & Swami Vivekananda." Explore the profound philosophies of the Bengali mystic Sri Ramakrishna (1836–1886), who taught the timeless dictum, “As many faiths, so many paths.” Ramakrishna upheld that various religions, while different, are equally effective paths to the ultimate goal of experiential knowledge of the Infinite Divine, whether as a personal God, the Buddhist nirvāṇa, or the Advaitic realization of nondual Pure Consciousness. His teachings challenge monolithic views of religious pluralism and affirm the equal value of multiple spiritual goals. Swami Vivekananda, his chief disciple, expanded these ideas into a radical religious cosmopolitanism, advocating the ideal of learning from other religions and fostering multiple religious belongings.

Accomplishments by American Jains to preserve and share Jainism worldwide

Makar Sankranti and its significance

Beatles Connection to Indian Music and Hinduism

Join Prof. B. M. Jain, Former Senior Political Science and International Relations Professor at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, for a thought-provoking session on India's Role as a Global Player in a Complex Interdependent World Order: A Critique. Explore India's potential as an emerging global power in shaping a multipolar world order—one that challenges unilateralism and hegemonism. Delve into critical questions about India's role in advancing the Global South, addressing security and strategic challenges, reshaping the UN Security Council, and resolving ethnic and religious conflicts in South Asia. #TheIndiaSeries #IndianKnowledgeSystems #GlobalPolitics #IndiaAsGlobalPlayer #WorldOrder #ForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #KnowledgeExchange

Bardhaman and Birbhum: Bhagwan Mahavir and Jainism in Bengal #jainism

Why was Eklavya asked to sacrifice his Thumb in the Mahabharata?

When Abhinavagupta (fl. c. 975-1025 CE) argues for ‘absolute non-duality' (paramādvaita) as a fundamental principle of everything, what does he mean? This fundamental meta-category subsumes within itself both ‘duality' (dvaita or bheda) and ‘non-duality' (advaita or abheda) in a resolution that, on the surface, appears to be nothing more than an oxymoron. How can two mutually opposing categories be one? However, for Abhinavagupta, both ‘duality' and ‘non-duality' are the basic building blocks of an all-encompassing singular meta-category called ‘absolute non-duality' (paramādvaita). This version of non-duality argues for inclusivism, i.e., for any idea of binary to manifest, someone fundamentally recognises the distinction between, for instance, a ‘pot' (ghaṭaṭ ) and a ‘non-pot' (aghaṭaṭ ) and it is this distinction (dvaita or bheda) that unitarily brings a pot and a non-pot together (advaita or abheda). By saying this, Abhinavagupta is not suggesting that a pot is a non-pot and a non-pot is a pot. But they are singular manifestations in a plural form of and in a singular principle, i.e., non-dual consciousness (advaitasamvit). Using a more contemporary terminology, this form of non-duality may be called ‘pluralistic non-dualism' or ‘subjective pluralism,' understood in the sense that even two mutually opposing labels, such as ‘pluralistic idealism' or ‘idealistic realism', can be used. Bio note: Prof Mrinal Kaul teaches classical Indian Philosophy at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Mumbai. His research focuses on the non-dual Śaiva philosophy, particularly the tenth-century philosopher Abhinavagupta. His recent publications include ‘A Preliminary Note on the Manuscripts of the Tantrāloka-viveka' in Verità e Bellezza-Essays in Honour of Raffaele Torella (Naples, Italy, 2022), ‘Is there a ‘South Asian Poetics'?' In A Cultural Poetics of Bhasha Literatures in Theory and Practice, edited by E.V. Ramakrishnan (Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad, 2024) and ‘Is Reflection Real according to Abhinavagupta? Dynamic Realism versus Naïve Realism? in Journal of Indian Philosophy (Springer) (2024). A volume titled Minor Works of Abhinavagupta, edited with Francesco Sferra, is about to be published from Naples in Italy, and a new edition and translation of the Śivasūtravimarśinī of Kṣeṣ marāja with Ben Williams is in preparation.

Verse 26 - From this episode: पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्य‍ा प्रयच्छति । तदहं भक्त्य‍ुपहृतमश्न‍ामि प्रयतात्मन: ॥ Tune in every Sunday for a new episode of the philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita! Texts referenced in the series: 1. Gītā Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak 2. Gītā Discourses by Osho 3. Gītā Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji 4. Gītā interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi 5. Gītā commentary by Adi Shankaracharya 6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gītā. State University of New York Press 2009. 7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā : An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California: 1999. Press, 2009. 8. The Bhagavad Gītā - Selected Shlokas set to Music (2-CD Set), sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music Today, 2009. Gita app based on Sri Aurobindo's commentary: Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.org.bhagavadgita&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/bhagavad-gita-sri-aurobindo/id1143882659

Visual Anthropology of Indian Films: Religious Communities and Cultural Traditions in Bollywood and Beyond https://www.routledge.com/Visual-Anthropology-of-Indian-Films-Religious-Communities-and-Cultural-Traditions-in-Bollywood-and-Beyond/Jain/p/book/9781032778280

Varana System in the Bhagavad Gita

Varna System in the Upanishad, Mahabharata, and Manu Smriti

Vedanta Retreat in Portland #ashortaday #explore

Varna System in Most Ancient Indian Texts (Hindu and Jain) #varna #caste

28th India Series webinar by Dr. Shonaleeka Kaul, Professor at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, presents "In Defence of Sanskrit: The Many Voices and Visions of a Literature" for the India Centre, FLAME University. Prof. Kaul will challenge misconceptions that associate Sanskrit with narrow obscurantism, highlighting its vast and varied literary repertoire encompassing virtually all knowledge systems and a multiplicity of voices and visions. She will interrogate modern scholarship's tendency to label Sanskrit as elitist and rarefied, moving towards a greater appreciation of its reach and relevance in early India. Don't miss this opportunity to delve into the richness of Sanskrit literature and its significant impact on India's cultural heritage. Join this channel to get access to the perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyYA6fXrfCcTQsvEyCLTbg/join Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.

Uber's Sanskrit connection… #ashortaday #explore #shortvideo

How are animal names connected in Sanskrit, Persian, and English? Cow = Go गो (Sanskrit) Jackal = शृगाल Shrigal (S) Mouse = मूष Moosh (S) … #ashortaday #explore

Verse 28 - From this episode: अव्यक्ताद्‍ व्यक्तय: सर्वा: प्रभवन्त्यहरागमे । रात्र्यागमे प्रलीयन्ते तत्रैवाव्यक्तसंज्ञके ॥ Tune in every Sunday for a new episode of the philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita! Texts referenced in the series: 1. Gītā Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak 2. Gītā Discourses by Osho 3. Gītā Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji 4. Gītā interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi 5. Gītā commentary by Adi Shankaracharya 6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gītā. State University of New York Press 2009. 7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā : An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California: 1999. Press, 2009. 8. The Bhagavad Gītā - Selected Shlokas set to Music (2-CD Set), sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music Today, 2009. Gita app based on Sri Aurobindo's commentary: Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.org.bhagavadgita&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/bhagavad-gita-sri-aurobindo/id1143882659

Sarva Pitru Amavasya सर्वपितृ अमावस्या More details in my Hindi article published today in Rajasthan Patrika: https://epaper.patrika.com/article/JaipurCity?OrgId=2109890e6a7&eid=20&imageview=0&device=desktop&fbclid=IwY2xjawFqUbtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWdp2HNw6sphyYlffad6kjsbJYX9f1TM1j-XE3ACp1jLXcVHEfF6D_XTPQ_aem_QDRun0HaXjlqA5fDV56Gyw .. #ashortaday #explore #shortvideo

It was in 1979 that Abraham Seidenberg published the second of his groundbreaking articles evaluating the role of the Śulba Sūtras in the history of mathematics and the dismissive treatment accorded to them by mainstream history. Since then, no systematic attempt has been made to trace how the consensus has been shaped regarding the role of the Śulba Sūtras after they were first introduced to the Western world in 1875 by Georg Thibaut. This talk addresses this shortcoming by examining the writings of the key figures of the day, such as Moritz Cantor and Otto Neugebauer, whose works have been influential in relegating the Śulba Sūtras to a little more than a footnote in the history of mathematics. Bhaskar Kamble is an author, theoretical physicist, and data scientist. He obtained his Ph.D. in theoretical condensed matter physics in 2010 from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. After that, he worked as a researcher for several years at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, and at the Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics in Pohang, South Korea, specializing in the fields of unconventional superconductivity, quantum phase transitions, and many-particle physics. Currently, he works as a data scientist in Berlin in energy analytics. He has a deep interest in the history of mathematics in the Hindu civilization and philosophy. He is the author of the best-selling book The Imperishable Seed: How Hindu Mathematics Changed the World and Why This History Was Erased (2022).

Eyebrows in English, Sanskrit, Persian #ashortaday #explore #shortvideo

Panch (Sanskrit) = Punch (English) = Paanch (Persian/Urdu/Hindi) = Five #ashortaday #explore #shortvideo

Navigation (English) = Navagati (Sanskrit) #ashortaday #explore #shortvideo

Dant (Sanskrit) = Dent (English) = Daant (Persian/Urdu/Hindi) #Indo-European Languages #Indo-Iranian Languages #Indo-Aryan Languages

Dwaar (Sanskrit) = Dar (Persian/Urdu) = Door (English) Indo- European Languages …#ashortaday #explore #shortvideo

Verse 14 - From this episode: दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया । मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते ॥ Tune in every Sunday for a new episode of the philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita! Texts referenced in the series: 1. Gītā Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak 2. Gītā Discourses by Osho 3. Gītā Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji 4. Gītā interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi 5. Gītā commentary by Adi Shankaracharya 6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gītā. State University of New York Press 2009. 7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā : An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California: 1999. Press, 2009. 8. The Bhagavad Gītā - Selected Shlokas set to Music (2-CD Set), sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music Today, 2009. Gita app based on Sri Aurobindo's commentary: Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.org.bhagavadgita&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/bhagavad-gita-sri-aurobindo/id1143882659

Perhaps no category of people on earth has been perceived as more endangered, nor subjected to more preservation efforts, than indigenous peoples. In India, calls for conserving Adivasi culture have often reached a fever pitch, especially amongst urban middle-class activists and global civil society groups. But are India's 'tribes' really endangered? Do they face extinction? And is this threat somehow comparable to extinction facing tigers and other wildlife? Combining years of fieldwork and archival research with intensive theoretical interrogations, this book offers a global intellectual history of efforts to 'protect' indigenous peoples and their cultures, usually from above. It also critiques the activist's impulse to cry 'Save the tigers!' and 'Save the tribes!' together in the same breath. It is not a history or an ethnography of the tribes of India but rather a history of discourses—including Adivasis' own—about what is perceived to be the fundamental question for nearly all Indigenous peoples in the modern world: the question of survival. Examining views of interlinking biological and cultural (or biocultural) diversity loss in western and central India—particularly regarding Bhil and Gond communities facing not only conservation and development-induced displacement but also dehumanizing animal analogies comparing endangered tigers and tribes—the book problematizes the long history of human endangerment and extinction discourse. In doing so, it shows that fears of tribal extinction predated scientific awareness of the extinction of non-human species. Only by confronting this history can we begin to decolonize this discourse. Ezra Rashkow is an Associate Professor of History at Montclair State University in New Jersey, USA. Before joining the faculty at Montclair, he completed his PhD and a teaching fellowship at SOAS, University of London. Then, he held a position at the University of Virginia (UVA) as a Lecturer in Modern South Asian History. As well as publishing several articles on modern South Asian history, world environmental history, and the history of colonial anthropology, he has published two books: the co-edited Memory, Identity and the Colonial Encounter in India: Essays in Honor of Peter Robb (Routledge, 2017); and a monograph, The Nature of Endangerment in India: Tigers, 'Tribes,' Extermination & Conservation, 1818-2020 (Oxford University Press, 2023). He is currently working on his next book, a global history of efforts to conserve indigenous and tribal cultures within national parks and other protected areas, tentatively titled People Parks: Histories of Preserving Inhabited Wilderness. Much of his work engages with the experiences of indigenous peoples in modernity and global debates over the relationship between biological and cultural diversity. In particular, the concept of "endangerment" has become a unifying strand throughout his body of work to date. His research thus explores historical discourses and policies that protect biological and cultural diversity as similarly endangered and in need of similar or simultaneous forms of conservation. Working in western and central India, he collects oral histories of Bhil, Gond, Baiga, Kurku, and other Adivasi communities facing conservation- and/or development-induced displacement. He then situates these oral histories in dialog with the colonial archive, anthropological accounts, and activist engagements with these communities' histories.

The Springer Encyclopedia of Hinduism and Tribal Religions: An Interview with Prof. Jeffery Long, Pankaj Jain, and Madhu Khanna by Dr. Raj Balkaran for the New Books Network.

Vedanta Retreat in Portland, USA …#ashortaday #explore #shortvideo https://www.vedanta-portland.org/vedanta-retreat