Archives, Indology
The Concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha – 3
Concluding part of a 3 part series on the concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha. Read More
Archives, Indology
The Concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha – 2
Part 2 of a 3 part series on the concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha. Read More
Archives, Indology
Interpreting the Bhagavad Gita: Contrasting the views of Sankara and Ramanuja
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
Archives, Indology
The Concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha – 1
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
Archives, Indology
Alexander vs Porus: Beyond the fog of war
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