142175 SE The outline of Advaitavedanta in the works of the Jaina scholar Vidyanandin (2021S)
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 01.02.2021 08:00 to Th 25.02.2021 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 31.03.2021 23:59
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max. 36 participants
Language: English
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The Jaina Vidyānandin (10th century) outlined Advaitavedānta in several of his Sanskrit works and thus preserved tenets of the Brahminical tradition, which were considered to be relevant in the scholarly discourse at the turn of the first millenium. In this course we will commence to read the outlines in the Satyaśāsanaparīkṣā and the Āptaparīkṣāṭīkā and then compare the noticed tenets with their exposition in original works of Advaitavedānta, notably with Vācaspatimiśra's commentary on Śaṅkara's Brahmasūtrabhāṣya.
Assessment and permitted materials
The assessment is based on the oral performance during the course (50%) and on a seminar paper (50%). Participants are expected to prepare the assigned texts comprehensively and in depth, and to translate and interpret them independently, based on their exploration of the thematic context by means of the relevant secondary literature. Furthermore, participants are encouraged to engage in the critical discussion of selected secondary sources in the sessions and to independently consult and present additional primary materials in class. The seminar paper (ca. 15 pages) will be based on such additional research and should consist of the translation of primary text excerpts and their discussion in the context of the topics dealt with in the course.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Intermediate knowledge of Sanskrit is required for the participation. Depending on the preference of the participants the working language of the course will be either German or English.
Examination topics
Extracts from primary literature and secondary literature, which are announced before the individual sessions, and an individual reading list for the preparation of the seminar paper.
Reading list
Vidyānandasvāmi-viracitā ... Āptaparīkṣā svopajñāptaparīkṣālaṅkṛtiṭīkāyutā. sampādaka: Darbārīlāl Jain Koṭhiyā. Sahārnapur 1949.Vidyānandi-kṛta-Satyaśāsanaparīkṣā. sampādaka: Gokulchandra Jain. (JMJGS 30). Calcutta 1964.The Brahmasūtra-Shāṅkarabhāshyam with the commentaries Ratnaprabhā, Bhāmatī and Nyāyanirṇaya of Shrīgovinda, Vāchaspati and Ānandagiri. Ed. by Rāmchandra Shāstrī Dhupakar and Mahādeva Shāstrī Bākre. Bombay 1904.Introductions into Advaitavedānta:Ch. Bartley: "Vedānta: Advaita Vedānta and the Schools of Vedānta." Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online 2021.A Thousand Teachings. The Upadeśasāhasrī of Śaṅkara. Translated by S. Mayeda. New York 1992.
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