Science And Society In The Sanskrit World

DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE

Download Science And Society In The Sanskrit World PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Science And Society In The Sanskrit World book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page

Science And Society In The Sanskrit World

DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Christopher T. Fleming
language : en
Publisher: Brill
Release Date : 2023

Science And Society In The Sanskrit World written by Christopher T. Fleming and has been published by Brill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with India categories.

"Science and Society in the Sanskrit World lauds the remarkable career of Christopher Z. Minkowski, the erstwhile Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Balliol College, University of Oxford. The volume contains seventeen essays, written by Professor Minkowski's colleagues and students, that explore a kaleidoscopic array of classical Sanskrit scientific disciplines, such as grammar, jurisprudence, theology, and hermeneutics. Individually, these essays offer substantive contributions to the many fields of Sanskritic inquiry that piqued Professor Minkowski's professional interest. Collectively, however, this volume foregrounds a unifying theme to Minkowski's intellectual oeuvre: that scholars' scientific endeavors are inseparable from the social worlds that shaped those scholars' lives. Contributors are: Anne Blackburn, Johannes Bronkhorst, Jonathan Duquette, Robert Goldman, Setsuro Ikeyama, Stephanie Jamison, Takanori Kusuba, John Lowe, Clemency Montelle, Valters Negribs, Rosalind O'Hanlon. Patrick Olivelle, Deven Patel, Kim Plofker, Frederick Smith, Barbora Sojkova, Thomas Trautmann, Elizabeth Tucker, Anand Venkatkrishnan, and Dominik Wujastyk"--

Gleanings From Rig Veda When Science Was Religion

DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Choudur Satyanarayana Moorthy
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2011-11-04

Gleanings From Rig Veda When Science Was Religion written by Choudur Satyanarayana Moorthy and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-04 with Philosophy categories.

Rig Veda is the oldest book of knowledge in the whole world. How many thousands of years ago it was compiled is still a matter of surmise. It is compiled in Sanskrit, a language which is considered as highly refined even by modern standards. The contents of Rig Veda was an enigma for scholars from the time of the original compilation till today. Astonishingly, modern science throws considerable light on the contents of Rig Veda, so much so that we may safely draw the conclusion that the book dealt with scientific issues in a very original way. Perhaps, for the first time I am exploring Rig book wholly from this angle.

Encyclopaedia Of Classical Indian Sciences

DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Helaine Selin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007

Encyclopaedia Of Classical Indian Sciences written by Helaine Selin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Medicine categories.

India was a major power during ancient and medieval times. But very little is known about its scientific and technological achievements, and the contributions that were very influentia1 to human civilization. India had the highest standards of living; it introduced math (including the number zero) to the world, along with many other inventions that date back more than 4,000 years. India's many contributions (including brick technology, Ayurvedic medicine, yoga, and the first medical school) were the inspiration for this well-balanced encyclopedia, which seeks to reintroduce classical Indian sciences to scholars and others. This volume offers alphabetically arranged entries, covering agriculture, algebra, arithmetic, astrology, astronomy, calculus, decimal rotation, geography, geometry, mathematics, medicine, military technology, physics, textiles, weights and measures, yoga, zero, and more. They represent the work of scholars from many countries. Additionally, biographies of many well-known ancient Indian scientists are included.

Modern Linguistics In Ancient India

DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : John J. Lowe
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2024-03-21

Modern Linguistics In Ancient India written by John J. Lowe and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-21 with Foreign Language Study categories.

An accessible and relevant introduction to the ancient Indian linguistic tradition, this book assesses the influence of Indian linguistic thought on Western linguistics. It is essential reading for scholars and students of theoretical and historical linguistics, as well as those interested in Indian languages, and Indian/South Asian Studies.

Ancient Indian Science And Its Relevance To The Modern World

DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

Ancient Indian Science And Its Relevance To The Modern World written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Hindu civilization categories.

With special reference to Vedic Sanskrit literature.

The Spiritual Science Of The Vedas An Advanced Exploration Of Vedic Lore

DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Nithin Prakash Gukhool
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date :

The Spiritual Science Of The Vedas An Advanced Exploration Of Vedic Lore written by Nithin Prakash Gukhool and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.

Ancient Hindu Science

DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Alok Kumar
language : en
Publisher: Jaico Publishing House
Release Date : 2019-10-19

Ancient Hindu Science written by Alok Kumar and has been published by Jaico Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-19 with Science categories.

Its Impact on the Ancient and Modern Worlds To understand modern science as a coherent story, it is essential to recognize the accomplishments of the ancient Hindus. They invented our base-ten number system and zero that are now used globally, carefully mapped the sky and assigned motion to the Earth in their astronomy, developed a sophisticated system of medicine with its mind-body approach known as Ayurveda, mastered metallurgical methods of extraction and purification of metals, including the so-called Damascus blade and the Iron Pillar of New Delhi, and developed the science of self-improvement that is popularly known as yoga. In the modern era, thinkers and scientists as diverse as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Gottfried Herder, Carl Jung, Max Müller, Robert Oppenheimer, Erwin Schrödinger, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Henry David Thoreau have acknowledged their debt to ancient Hindu achievements in science, technology, and philosophy. Ancient Hindu Science is well documented with remarkable objectivity, proper citations, and a substantial bibliography. It highlights the achievements of this remarkable civilization through painstaking research of historical and scientific sources. The style of writing is lucid and elegant, making the book easy to read. This book is perfect for all students and others interested in the developments of science throughout history and among the ancient Hindus, in particular. ALOK KUMAR is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of physics at the State University of New York at Oswego. He was born and educated in India. He has been teaching in the American higher education for about four decades. He is a fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, and a NOVA/NASA fellow. Kumar is active in the fields of atomic physics, chemical physics, history of science, and science education.

Scientific Aspects Of Vedic Knowledge

DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018

Scientific Aspects Of Vedic Knowledge written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.

Toward A Global Science

DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Susantha Goonatilake
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1998

Toward A Global Science written by Susantha Goonatilake and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Science categories.

Asian science such as mathematics, Chinese printing, gunpowder and the compass, all contributed to the development of European science. During the last few centuries, however, scientific contributions with Asian roots have diminished and been marginalized and deligitimised. Yet the center of the world economy today is shifting to Asia with shifts in science and technology bound to follow. Toward a Global Science is driven by the proposition that pre-Renaissance acquisition of Asian knowledge did not exhaust Asian civilizationÕs potential contribution. There are many useful elements to modern science still lying hidden in Asian civilizational stores waiting to be Òmined.Ó The author gives details of recent contributions from South Asian medicine, mathematics, and psychology and explores how South Asian inputs can be useful in navigating the philosophical and ethical problems raised by two dominant technologies of the future, namely biotechnology and information technology. As an illustrative example, it describes how a fruitful marriage of one technologyÑvirtual realityÑwith South Asian philosophy can enliven both the technology as well as philosophy. It also examines how Asian positions could be used to feed some key contemporary philosophical discussions on science. Using a model of the civilizational construction of science, the book views science without Eurocentric blinders. It documents how science was built initially by transfers from non-European civilizations and why the given historiography of science has to be rethought. Throughout the book the author gives examples of Òparallels and antecedentsÓ between East and West in science and estimates the potential reservoir of Asian knowledge in each field. The book also deals with the many knotty problems in recovering science from past traditions. The author distinguishes between his secular efforts from religious and other attempts that claim the equivalence of all knowledge systems.

Manu Smriti

DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Mohan Kumar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-01-27

Manu Smriti written by Mohan Kumar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-27 with categories.

The Manusmṛiti is an ancient legal text of Hindus. It was one of the first Sanskrit texts to have been translated into English in 1776, by Sir William Jones, and was used to formulate the Hindu law by the British colonial government.Over fifty manuscripts of the Manusmriti are found till, but the earliest discovered, most translated and presumed authentic version since the 18th century has been the "Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) manuscript with Kulluka Bhatta commentary". Modern scholarship states this presumed authenticity is false, and the various manuscripts of Manusmriti discovered in India are inconsistent with each other, and within themselves, raising concerns of its authenticity, insertions and interpolations made into the text in later times. The metrical text is in Sanskrit, is variously dated to be from the 2nd century BCE to 3rd century CE, and it presents itself as a discourse given by Manu (Svayambhuva) and Bhrigu on dharma topics such as duties, rights, laws, conduct, virtues and others. The text's fame spread outside Bharat (India), long before the colonial era. The medieval era Buddhistic law of Myanmar and Thailand are also ascribed to Manu, and the text influenced past Hindu kingdoms in Cambodia and Indonesia.Manusmriti is also called the Mānava-Dharmaśāstra or Laws of Manu.The modern version of the text has been subdivided into twelve Adhyayas (chapters), but the original text had no such division. The text covers different topics, and is unique among ancient Indian texts in using "transitional verses" to mark the end of one subject and the start of the next. The text can be broadly divided into four, each of different length, and each further divided into subsections:1.Creation of the world2.Source of dharma3.The dharma of the four social classes4.Law of karma, rebirth and final liberationThe text is composed in metric Shlokas (verses), in the form of a dialogue between an exalted teacher and disciples who are eager to learn about the various aspects of dharma. The first 58 verses are attributed by the text to Manu, while the remaining more than two thousand verses are attributed to his student Bhrigu.Manusmriti is usually traslated as "code of Manu", but it literally means "reflections of Manu". It presents itself as a document that compiles and organises the code of conduct for human society.It came into being roughly 1,800 years ago, around the period that saw yagna-based Vedic Hinduism transform into temple-based Puranic Hinduism.Mansumriti is the law book of Hindus, something like the Constitution of India. Manusmriti or Manava-dharma-shastra, is a smriti (that which is recollected): the work of man, subject to change with time (kala), place (sthan) and participants (patra).Hindus believe that to make life meaningful (purusha-artha), we have to pursue four goals simultaneously: be socially responsible (dharma), generate and distribute wealth (artha), indulge in pleasure (kama) and don't get to attached to anything (moksha).The origin of Manusmriti is attributed to Brahma, the creator, who passes it on to the first human, Manu, who passes it on to the first teacher, Bhrigu, who passes it on to other sages. Since its composition, Manusmriti was seen as the foremost dharma-shastra, overshadowing all other law books. Manusmriti aligns with the Vedic view that society is composed of four kinds of communities - those who know the Vedas (brahmins), those who govern the land (kshatriyas), those who trade (vaishyas) and those who serve (shudra).Manusmriti was one of the many dharmashastras, and it was not much in use as India came to be increasingly governed by Muslim rulers, such as the Sultans of Delhi and the Deccan and Bengal. When the British East India Company took over the governance of India from the Mughals, they compiled law for managing their subjects.For Muslims, they accepted the then prevalent Sharia, but for Hindus, they had nothing.