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Module 4 - Wisdom through the ages and knowledge framework

IKS as Gateways of ancestral wisdom

The Need for Ancestral Wisdom Challenging Prevailing Assumptions Addresses the question: Why lo...

Introduction to Puranas

Introduction Previous video: Explored the Gateway to Ancestral Wisdom. This video: Focuses on Pu...

The Puranic Repository

Classification of Puranas The Puranic repository is divided into three categories: Maha-Puranas...

Issues of interest in the Puranas

Introduction There are certain interesting aspects within Puranas that are relevant to various d...

Introduction to Itihasas (Ramayana and Mahabharata)

Introduction There is a fundamental difference between Itihasas (historical epics) and Puranas. ...

Key Messages in Itihasas

Key Messages from Ramayana Ramayana consists of seven Kandas. Bala Kanda Importance of knowin...

Wisdom through Niti Shastras

What are Nīti-śāstras? The word "nīti" originates from the Sanskrit root "nī" meaning "to lead."...

Wisdom through the Subhashitas

What are Subhāṣitas? Subhāṣitas are Sanskrit sayings or aphorisms that are "beautifully rendered...

Knowledge tradition in Indian Intellectual tradition

Understanding Knowledge In the Indian Intellectual Tradition, knowledge was created systematicall...

Prameyas: A Vaisesikan approach to physical reality

What are Prameyas? Prameyas are the legitimate objects of inquiry or the types of objects about w...

Dravyas: The Constituents of Physical Reality

Understanding Dravyas In the Vaisheshika system, Dravya, or substance, is the basic building bloc...

Attributes – The Properties of Substances and Action – The Driver of Conjunction and Disjunction

Gunas: The Properties of Substances Gunas, or attributes, are the properties that inhere in subst...

Samanya, Vishesha, Samavaaya

Here we explore the three important concepts in Vaiśeṣika philosophy: sāmānya (universal), viśēṣa...

Pramana : The means of valid knowledge in Nyaya philosophy

Here we delve into the concept of Pramāṇa in Nyaya philosophy, exploring the various ways we acqu...

Samshaya (Doubt) in Nyaya philosophy

Here we will explore the concept of Saṃśaya (doubt) in Nyaya philosophy and its role in knowledge...

Framework for establishing valid knowledge, through Nyaya system

Here we will try to understand the Nyaya Darshana's framework for knowledge creation, highlightin...

Deductive or inductive knowledge framework

Here we delve into the logical framework of Nyaya's argumentation model, specifically within the ...

Potential fallacies in the reasoning process

Here lets us understand the concept of Hetvabhasas (fallacies) in Nyaya philosophy, specifically ...

Siddhanta : Established tenets in the field of study

Here we will explore the concept of Siddhanta in Nyaya philosophy, which refers to established te...

Summary of the module

Let us now summarize the key concepts and frameworks discussed in the lesson on knowledge creatio...