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Quarks of Consciousness and the Representation of the Rose: Philosophy of Science Meets the Vaiśeṣika-Vaibhāṣika-Vijñaptimātra Dialectic in Vasubandhu’s Viṃśikā
The representation of a rose varies considerably across philosophical, religious, and scientific schools of thought. While many would suggest that a...
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Research Is Not Greater Than the Methodology: Ways of Seeing and Analyzing Ubuntu
This chapter is about our faith—the Methodology—we believe that, almost like a religion, research is not more important than its adopted worldview or...
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Blood in the Mainstream: Kālī Pūjā and Tantric Orthodoxy in Early Modern Bengal
A consideration of how Kālī Pūjā enters festival contexts in early modern Bengal can suggest new ways of thinking about blood sacrifice in Hinduism....
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Religions as Yogas: How Reflection on Swami Vivekananda’s Theology of Religions Can Clarify the Threefold Model of Exclusivism, Inclusivism, and Pluralism
This article has two purposes. First, it aims to reformulate the threefold model of exclusivism, inclusivism, and pluralism that has become standard...
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The Making of Tantric Rādhā: A Reading from the Kṛṣṇayāmala
Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are one of the most striking figures in Hindu mythology. While Rādhā's pristine origins are difficult to trace, her “multiformity”...
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Savitri: The Timeless Traveler
Named after the principle of eternal life represented by Savitur (sun) invoked in the most important verses of the Rigveda (the Gayatri), Savitri...
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The Hindu Evolutionary Heritage and Hindu Criticism of Darwinism
The name of Darwin was invoked frequently by Indian writers in the nineteenth century and later, even if they were thinking of popular ideas...
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Vedānta in Muslim Dress: Revisited and Reimagined
In this paper, I revisit Dr. R. C. Zaehner’s claim, found in “Vedanta in Muslim Dress” in “ Hindu and Muslim Mysticism ,” that an early Sufi mystic,...
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Religious Identities: From the Colonial to the Global
There are many colonial wounds to be healed and wrinkles to be ironed out and they relate to the issue of religious identities as well. This chapter...
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The Metamorphosis of the “Gāchh Tar Vālī” and the Making of a Śakti-Pīṭha in Mithila
Cāru candralekh (1963) is a famous historical novel (aitihāsik upanyās) by the noted Hindi critic Hazari Prasad Dwivedi. Drawing upon certain...
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Forest Walks and Literary Engagement in the Anthropocene: Meditations on Grief, Joy, and a Restorative Politics
As a child, I loved my forest walks. These days it is difficult to connect this long-time joy with the knowledge of widespread deforestation and...
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Interpretation of Baladeva and Yamunā at Harivaṃśa 83
In Harivaṃśa chapter 83, Kṛṣṇa’s brother Baladeva changes the course of the river Yamunā, using his plough. This article reviews previous...
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The Case of Hinduism: Ecstasy and Denial
In this chapter, we examine a popular and current claim about religious ecstasyEcstasy —that Eastern religions never valued religious experience and...
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Religiosity, Ritual Practices, and Folk Deity Worship: Bawa Jitto Shrine in Marh Block of Jammu Region
ReligionReligion is marked by the configuration of reality apparent in society via varied sacred institutions, religious practices, sects,...
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Introduction
As I embark on this self-study, I explore several research questions. How do my life experiences position me as an inevitable educator of Hinduism...
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Svabhāvo’dhyātmam ucyate: Defining Human Personality Through Sāṁkhya
Indian psychology scholars have primarily focused on develo** triguṇa -based personality models. However, triguṇa -based personality models are not...