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The Concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha – 3
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The Concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha – 3

Sthaneshwar Timalsina- June 30, 2018

Concluding part of a 3 part series on the concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha. Read More

The Concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha – 2
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The Concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha – 2

Sthaneshwar Timalsina- June 29, 2018

Part 2 of a 3 part series on the concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha. Read More

Interpreting the Bhagavad Gita:  Contrasting the views of Sankara and Ramanuja
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Interpreting the Bhagavad Gita: Contrasting the views of Sankara and Ramanuja

Shrikanth Krishnamachary- June 28, 2018

While there is a tendency to bemoan sectarian differences as a “negative” there is a case to be made for the celebration of differences as ... Read More

The Concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha – 1
Archives, Indology

The Concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha – 1

Sthaneshwar Timalsina- June 27, 2018

Within Śaṅkara’s school of Advaita, the stream of the philosophy identified with Ābhāsa is attributed to Sureśvara, the disciple of Śaṅkara. Somānanda and Utpala are ... Read More

Alexander vs Porus: Beyond the fog of war
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Alexander vs Porus: Beyond the fog of war

Rakesh Krishnan Simha- June 26, 2018

Greek accounts – with later Western embellishments – of the clash between Alexander and Porus at the Battle of Hydaspes have more holes than Swiss ... Read More