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Tag: ancient Indian philosophy

May 2, 2020 Hindu

The Kamasutra

Written sometime between 400-200 BCE, the Kamasutra is well known in the west as a manual depicting various contorted sexual

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February 3, 2020 Greco Roman / Indian

Pyrrho of Elis

A contemporary of Aristotle, Pyrrho followed Alexander to the East and was exposed to the thinkers of India. Returning to

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September 26, 2019 Indian / Summary videos

An introduction to classical Indian thought

In-depth videos of key thinkers, texts and schools The Upanishads: https://youtu.be/S2PBLk00_Vs The Ajnana: https://youtu.be/TD7IQSvGroQ The Carvaka: https://youtu.be/wZ8fe_jAQTU The Ajivika: https://youtu.be/TIlHZ3bP6mg

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September 19, 2019 Hindu / Indian

The Bhagavad Gita

Primary text with modern commentaries Easwaran, Eknath. The Bhagavad Gita Satchidananda, Sri Swami. The Living Gita: The Complete Bhagavad Gita:

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September 11, 2019 Hindu / Indian

Patanjali and the Yoga Sutras

Primary Texts The Yoga Sutras of PataƱjali, translated by Edwin F Bryant Secondary Texts The Eight Limbs of Yoga, Stuart

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September 6, 2019 Hindu / Indian

Kapila and Sankhya

Primary Text Samkhya Karika with Gaudapadacarya Bhasya: Revised Edition, Brahmrishi Vishvatma Bawra Secondary Texts Classical Samkhya and Yoga, Mikel Burley

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September 5, 2019 Buddhist / Indian

Early Buddhism and the Abhidhamma

Primary Texts A list of available translations of the Abhidhamma Corpus: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/abhi/ Secondary Texts Beth Jacobs, The Original Buddhist Psychology

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August 31, 2019 Hindu / Indian

Gautama and the Nyaya Sutra

Primary text The Nyaya-sutra, translated by Matthew Dasti Secondary texts Nyaya theory of knowledge, by Satischandra Chatterjee Epistemology in Classical

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August 28, 2019 Hindu / Indian

Jamini and the Mimamsa Sutra

Primary text The Purva Mimamsa Sutras Of Jaimini, Translated by Ganganath Jha Secondary text Critical Essays On Purva Mimamsa, K.

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