It was second of the 3 lectures' series on Indian Religions today. Having discussed Buddhist religion yesterday, we started with the Jain religion, its basic tenets and the philosophy behind it. Concepts like Anekantwad, Syadwad and Nayawad were illustrated. Some mythological stories regarding the same were also shared. Then it was the time for the presentation on Ashoka's Dhamma. After around 20 minutes discussion on the Ashoka's Dhamma, its background, concept, content and relevance, we went on to discuss the religious developments in post-Mauryan India. Most importantly, developments in Buddhism and Jainism over a thousand years were surveyed. The various Councils, imminent personalities, schisms and books. Mahayan sect of Buddhism was discussed quite in detail along with its mythological figures.
We then shifted our focus from heterodox sects to the trajectory that Hindu religion traversed after Upanishadic time. It included a brief on Bhagvatism graduating into Vaishnavism as well as Shaivism and their various sub-sects. The concept of Bhakti, personal god, devotion, temple, pilgrimage and sacred geography were touched upon. The post-Gupta feudal developments in the polity and society also mirrored in the Indian religions. Especially the development of Tantra in all the major Indian religions was also talked about in the class.
Tomorrow we will try to cover Early and Late Medieval developments in the Indian religious scenario. It contains South Indian Bhakti, Acharyas, North Indian Bhakti (Saguna and Nirguna), Sufism and two sufi silsilahs - Chishtiya and Suhrawardi. We will try to cover Akbar's religious policy as well. That hopefully will be the last lecture on Religion as a part of Art and Culture.
We then shifted our focus from heterodox sects to the trajectory that Hindu religion traversed after Upanishadic time. It included a brief on Bhagvatism graduating into Vaishnavism as well as Shaivism and their various sub-sects. The concept of Bhakti, personal god, devotion, temple, pilgrimage and sacred geography were touched upon. The post-Gupta feudal developments in the polity and society also mirrored in the Indian religions. Especially the development of Tantra in all the major Indian religions was also talked about in the class.
Tomorrow we will try to cover Early and Late Medieval developments in the Indian religious scenario. It contains South Indian Bhakti, Acharyas, North Indian Bhakti (Saguna and Nirguna), Sufism and two sufi silsilahs - Chishtiya and Suhrawardi. We will try to cover Akbar's religious policy as well. That hopefully will be the last lecture on Religion as a part of Art and Culture.
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