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...