From mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU Sat Sep 1 08:03:40 2012 From: mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU (Matthew Kapstein) Date: Sat, 01 Sep 12 08:03:40 +0000 Subject: Chinese transliteration of Sanskrit In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097152.23782.6926436869696294097.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Whitney, There is so much Chinese material on yoga now that this should be no problem. Best to consult the Chinese students! In any case, there are both Sanskrit-Chinese and Hindi-Chinese dictionaries in print that will provide that accepted usage. best, Matthew Matthew Kapstein Directeur d'?tudes, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, The University of Chicago ________________________________________ From: Indology [INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk] on behalf of Whitney Cox [wc3 at SOAS.AC.UK] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 11:27 AM To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk Subject: [INDOLOGY] Chinese transliteration of Sanskrit Dear colleagues, A friend has asked me whether there is a standard transliteration scheme for rendering Sanskrit into modern Chinese. My friend does not need a properly scientific system--she is a yoga teacher working in China who is interested in transcribing some bhajans for her students' use. Any suggestions would be much appreciated: please contact me off-list, Best, Whitney -- Dr. Whitney Cox Senior Lecturer in Sanskrit Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia, SOAS, University of London Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square London WC1H 0XG From jmdelire at ULB.AC.BE Sun Sep 2 09:19:48 2012 From: jmdelire at ULB.AC.BE (Jean-Michel Delire) Date: Sun, 02 Sep 12 11:19:48 +0200 Subject: Games Message-ID: <161227097160.23782.3603900054657103630.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Colleagues, I am looking for some information about the two following questions : 1) Does anyone know the origin of the Indonesian game Surakarta, beyond the evident fact that its name is related to the name of the city Surakarta ? 2) When visiting Buddhist caves, one often finds peculiar drawings such as shown by the attached picture (attachment 3), from Nasik. Could it be the board of a game and is there any litterature about the games played by the Buddhist monks ? Thank you for your answer(s), Regards, Dr J.M.Delire, University of Brussels -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: attachment1.bat URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: attachment3.jpe Type: image/jpeg Size: 695552 bytes Desc: not available URL: From baums at LMU.DE Sun Sep 2 12:17:04 2012 From: baums at LMU.DE (Stefan Baums) Date: Sun, 02 Sep 12 14:17:04 +0200 Subject: Games In-Reply-To: <1346586345.20781.YahooMailNeo@web193501.mail.sg3.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <161227097178.23782.11843991746065822126.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Dipak Bhattacharya, dear Jean?Michel Delire, > The first picture looks like a board for what is known in Bengal > as the indoor game of ?capturing the tiger?. from the looks of the Nasik board, that would be the game known in Hindi and Nepali as B?gh C?l. Turner?s CDIAL has an entry for it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagh-Chal What is the Bengali term for the game? > It is one of the dying indigenous pastimes. Maybe there is hope. The Wikipedia page for B?gh C?l http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagh-Chal lists quite a number of computer versions of the game ? including one for the iPhone. Do we have a good date for the Nasik board (or any other information on how far back this game goes)? All best, Stefan Baums -- Dr. Stefan Baums Institute for Indian and Tibetan Studies Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich From dbhattacharya200498 at YAHOO.COM Sun Sep 2 11:45:45 2012 From: dbhattacharya200498 at YAHOO.COM (Dipak Bhattacharya) Date: Sun, 02 Sep 12 19:45:45 +0800 Subject: Games In-Reply-To: <21625504324b4b2b91@wm-srv.ulb.ac.be> Message-ID: <161227097171.23782.14412613317087880368.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> 12 9 2 The first picture looks like a board for what is known in Bengal as the indoor game of ?capturing the tiger?. Sometimes it is also called the ?Mogul-Pathan? game. The chesslike game is still popular in villages but not in the cities. It is one of the dying indigenous pastimes. There are quite a few others, both outdoor and indoor. Only Kabadi has got international recognition. Best DB ? ________________________________ From: Jean-Michel Delire To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2012 2:49 PM Subject: [INDOLOGY] Games Dear Colleagues, I am looking for some information about the two following questions : 1) Does anyone know the origin of the Indonesian game Surakarta, beyond the evident fact that its name is related to the name of the city Surakarta ? 2) When visiting Buddhist caves, one often finds peculiar drawings such as shown by the attached picture (attachment 3), from Nasik. Could it be the board of a game and is there any litterature about the games played by the Buddhist monks ? Thank you for your answer(s), Regards, Dr J.M.Delire, University of Brussels -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dbhattacharya200498 at YAHOO.COM Sun Sep 2 11:48:52 2012 From: dbhattacharya200498 at YAHOO.COM (Dipak Bhattacharya) Date: Sun, 02 Sep 12 19:48:52 +0800 Subject: Fw: [INDOLOGY] Games In-Reply-To: <1346586345.20781.YahooMailNeo@web193501.mail.sg3.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <161227097174.23782.1199739213038120571.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Dipak Bhattacharya To: Jean-Michel Delire ; "INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk" Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2012 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Games 12 9 2 The first picture looks like a board for what is known in Bengal as the indoor game of ?capturing the tiger?. Sometimes it is also called the ?Mogul-Pathan? game. The chesslike game is still popular in villages but not in the cities. It is one of the dying indigenous pastimes. There are quite a few others, both outdoor and indoor. Only Kabadi has got international recognition. Best DB ? ________________________________ From: Jean-Michel Delire To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2012 2:49 PM Subject: [INDOLOGY] Games Dear Colleagues, I am looking for some information about the two following questions : 1) Does anyone know the origin of the Indonesian game Surakarta, beyond the evident fact that its name is related to the name of the city Surakarta ? 2) When visiting Buddhist caves, one often finds peculiar drawings such as shown by the attached picture (attachment 3), from Nasik. Could it be the board of a game and is there any litterature about the games played by the Buddhist monks ? Thank you for your answer(s), Regards, Dr J.M.Delire, University of Brussels -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dbhattacharya200498 at YAHOO.COM Sun Sep 2 16:19:18 2012 From: dbhattacharya200498 at YAHOO.COM (Dipak Bhattacharya) Date: Mon, 03 Sep 12 00:19:18 +0800 Subject: Games In-Reply-To: <20120902121704.GB9310@deepthought> Message-ID: <161227097180.23782.7248584969498053376.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Baghbandi is known to me. There may be local varieties. DB ________________________________ From: Stefan Baums To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2012 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Games Dear Dipak Bhattacharya, dear Jean?Michel Delire, > The first picture looks like a board for what is known in Bengal > as the indoor game of ?capturing the tiger?. from the looks of the Nasik board, that would be the game known in Hindi and Nepali as B?gh C?l. Turner?s CDIAL has an entry for it: ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagh-Chal What is the Bengali term for the game? > It is one of the dying indigenous pastimes. Maybe there is hope. The Wikipedia page for B?gh C?l ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagh-Chal lists quite a number of computer versions of the game ? including one for the iPhone. Do we have a good date for the Nasik board (or any other information on how far back this game goes)? All best, Stefan Baums -- Dr. Stefan Baums Institute for Indian and Tibetan Studies Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johannes.schneider at LRZ.UNI-MUENCHEN.DE Tue Sep 4 05:05:29 2012 From: johannes.schneider at LRZ.UNI-MUENCHEN.DE (Johannes Schneider) Date: Tue, 04 Sep 12 07:05:29 +0200 Subject: Games In-Reply-To: <21625504324b4b2b91@wm-srv.ulb.ac.be> Message-ID: <161227097183.23782.9613584805685904546.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Jean-Michel Delire, for the Nasik board please consult Harold J. R. Murray's "A history of board games other than chess" (Oxford 1952), pp. 108-112, esp. fig. 52 and nrs. 5.6.1, 5.6.2 and 5.6.4 (from Malaya), 5.6.5 (Sumatra), 5.6.12 (Assam) and 5.6.15 (Deccan). The game is also mentioned by David Parlett in his "The Oxford history of board games" (Oxford 1999), pp. 193-195, fig. 12.13. This website form South India may be also helpful: http://kreedaakaushalya.blogspot.de/ Regards, Johannes Schneider -- PD Dr. Johannes Schneider Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften Kommission f?r zentral- und ostasiatische Studien Alfons-Goppel-Str. 11 D-80539 M?nchen Tel. 0 89 / 23 03 11 27 8 From slaje at KABELMAIL.DE Wed Sep 5 19:49:53 2012 From: slaje at KABELMAIL.DE (Walter Slaje) Date: Wed, 05 Sep 12 21:49:53 +0200 Subject: SARDS down Message-ID: <161227097186.23782.9842790526953203195.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Users of SARDS, I am sorry to have to inform you that the database server of the University of Halle went completely down. It will therefore take considerable time until the "South Asia Research Documentation Services" (SARDS3) [http://www.sards.uni-halle.de/] and the Cumulative Index on the "Kleine Schriften" of German Indologists [http://www2.indologie.uni-halle.de/Register/] will be operative again. Kindly regarding, Walter Slaje ----------------------------- Prof. Dr. Walter Slaje Hermann-L?ns-Str. 1 D-99425 Weimar Deutschland Ego ex animi mei sententia spondeo ac polliceor studia humanitatis impigro labore culturum et provecturum non sordidi lucri causa nec ad vanam captandam gloriam, sed quo magis veritas propagetur et lux eius, qua salus humani generis continetur, clarius effulgeat. Vindobonae, die XXI. mensis Novembris MCMLXXXIII. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mmdesh at UMICH.EDU Fri Sep 7 13:36:48 2012 From: mmdesh at UMICH.EDU (Madhav Deshpande) Date: Fri, 07 Sep 12 09:36:48 -0400 Subject: a question about 'dalit' In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097209.23782.4837035428072685051.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Jonathan, While the word dalita as a past participle of the verb dalati is widely used in the classical literature, the use of this term to refer to "down-trodden" or lower-caste people is entirely new, no more than 20 or 30 years old, but indeed very widespread today in India. Madhav Deshpande On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Jonathan Silk wrote: > dear Friends, I was sent the following with a question whether it made > any sense. I am, let us say, suspicious, but since I can't categorically > say it's rubbish... > > > "According to James Massey, the term "Dalit" is perhaps, one of the most > ancient terms which has not only survived till date, but is also shared by > a few of world's oldest languages, namely, Hebrew and Sanskrit. Though they > differ in their grammatical and lexicographical connotations, both these > languages share the term "Dalit" with the same root and sense. It has been > said that the root word 'dal' in dalit has been borrowed into Sanskrit from > Hebrew." (www.csichurch.com/article/dalit.htm and see > www.dalitsolidarity.org/meaning.htm) > > > -- > J. Silk > Instituut Kern / Universiteit Leiden > Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, LIAS > Johan Huizinga Building, Room 1.37 > Doelensteeg 16 > 2311 VL Leiden > The Netherlands > > -- Madhav M. Deshpande Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics Department of Asian Languages and Cultures 202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111 The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrew.ollett at GMAIL.COM Fri Sep 7 14:06:41 2012 From: andrew.ollett at GMAIL.COM (Andrew Ollett) Date: Fri, 07 Sep 12 10:06:41 -0400 Subject: a question about 'dalit' In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097212.23782.89075087715513406.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Jonathan et al., Brown-Driver-Briggs lists ??? (d?lal) with the meaning "hang, be low, languish" (with some Assyrian and Arabic parallels for the root dall-). Mayrhofer (EWAI) considers DAL "bersten, aufspringen" to be "Eine j?ngere -l-Form der Sippe von DAR(i)... die DAL-Sippe ist nicht ved... Schwerlich setzt daher DAL eine von DAR(i) verschiedene Wurzel *del (mit lit. dal?s 'Teil' u.a.) fort..." In other words, dalati and dalita- are l-dialect variations of the root dar- (d??a??ti), which is inherited from Indo-European derH2. It's only in view of the 20th-c. meaning of "dalita" that a semantic connection with Hebrew DLL appears. Andrew On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Madhav Deshpande wrote: > Dear Jonathan, > > While the word dalita as a past participle of the verb dalati is > widely used in the classical literature, the use of this term to refer to > "down-trodden" or lower-caste people is entirely new, no more than 20 or 30 > years old, but indeed very widespread today in India. > > Madhav Deshpande > > > On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Jonathan Silk wrote: > >> dear Friends, I was sent the following with a question whether it made >> any sense. I am, let us say, suspicious, but since I can't categorically >> say it's rubbish... >> >> >> "According to James Massey, the term "Dalit" is perhaps, one of the most >> ancient terms which has not only survived till date, but is also shared by >> a few of world's oldest languages, namely, Hebrew and Sanskrit. Though they >> differ in their grammatical and lexicographical connotations, both these >> languages share the term "Dalit" with the same root and sense. It has been >> said that the root word 'dal' in dalit has been borrowed into Sanskrit from >> Hebrew." (www.csichurch.com/article/dalit.htm and see >> www.dalitsolidarity.org/meaning.htm) >> >> >> -- >> J. Silk >> Instituut Kern / Universiteit Leiden >> Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, LIAS >> Johan Huizinga Building, Room 1.37 >> Doelensteeg 16 >> 2311 VL Leiden >> The Netherlands >> >> > > > -- > Madhav M. Deshpande > Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics > Department of Asian Languages and Cultures > 202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111 > The University of Michigan > Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suresh.kolichala at GMAIL.COM Fri Sep 7 15:15:04 2012 From: suresh.kolichala at GMAIL.COM (Suresh Kolichala) Date: Fri, 07 Sep 12 11:15:04 -0400 Subject: a question about 'dalit' In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097215.23782.1549309239981175820.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Madhav Deshpande wrote: > Dear Jonathan, > > While the word dalita as a past participle of the verb dalati is widely > used in the classical literature, the use of this term to refer to > "down-trodden" or lower-caste people is entirely new, no more than 20 or 30 > years old, but indeed very widespread today in India. > > Madhav Deshpande Does that mean another assertion of James Massey that the first person to use 'dalit' in the modern sense was Jotirao Phule of the 19th century is also incorrect? "The present usage of the term dalit goes back to the nineteenth century, when a Marathi social reformer and revolutionary Mahatma Jotirao Phule used it to describe the outcastes and untouchables as the oppressed and broken [...]" (Massey 1991:9, Roots, a concise history of Dalits) Regards, Suresh. -- Atlanta, GA From utkragh at HUM.KU.DK Fri Sep 7 09:36:50 2012 From: utkragh at HUM.KU.DK (Ulrich T. Kragh) Date: Fri, 07 Sep 12 11:36:50 +0200 Subject: Literary Histories of Jainism Message-ID: <161227097189.23782.12145323176110988908.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Indology list-members, I am trying to compile a complete as possible list of literary histories of Jainism. With "literary histories" I do NOT mean studies or translations of specific works or studies of Jain doctrine, but only broader surveys that attempt to provide a historical outline of authors and works over a longer span of time. I also include histories of literature in specific languages, such as Prakrit, provided that these involve a substantial amount of Jain texts. However, I do not include library and manuscript catalogs or reports. Below is a list of the Jain literary histories that I have already identified. I would like your feedback on whether there are any histories that I have overlooked. List of Jain literary histories (in chronological order): U.D. Barodia, 1909, History and Literature of Jainism. Moritz Winternitz, 1920, Geschichte der indischen litteratur (A History of Indian Literature), vol. II. Helmuth von Glasenapp, 1922, Die Literaturen Indiens von ihren Anf?ngen bis zur Gegenwart (The Literatures of India from their beginnings until the present). Johannes Hertel, 1922, On the Literature of the Shvetambaras of Gujarat. Hiralal Rasikdas Kapadia, 1941, A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas. Appaswami Chakravarti, 1941, Jaina Literature in Tamil. Revised edition 1974. Hariva??a Kochar, 1956, Apabhra??a-S?hitya (Apabhra??a Literature). Jagdish Chandra Jain, 1961, Pr?k?t s?hitya k? itih?s (History of Prakrit Literature). Ramsingh Tomar, 1964, Pr?k?t aur apabhra?? s?hitya, tath? hi?d? s?hitya par prabh?v (Prakrit and Apabhramsa Literature, and their Impact on Hindi Literature). A.N. Upadhye, 1975, Pr?k?t Languages and Literature. Jagdish Chandra Jain, 2004, History and Development of Prakrit Literature. Dalsukh Malvania and Jayendra Soni, 2007, Jain Philosophy (Part I). Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, vol. 10. Though not literary histories per se, I am also aware of Bhogilal J. Sandesara, 1953, Literary Circle of Mah?m?tya Vastup?la and its Contribution to Sanskrit Literature, and P.K. Gode, Studies in Indian Literary History. Vol. 1. With best regards, Tim Dr. Ulrich Timme Kragh Research Fellow IIAS, Leiden University The Netherlands -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From slaje at KABELMAIL.DE Fri Sep 7 09:39:18 2012 From: slaje at KABELMAIL.DE (Walter Slaje) Date: Fri, 07 Sep 12 11:39:18 +0200 Subject: SARDS down In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097195.23782.8361293018956951404.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Users of SARDS, I am happy to inform you that the databases "South Asia Research Documentation Services" (SARDS3) [http://www.sards.uni-halle.de/] and Cumulative Index "Kleine Schriften" [http://www2.indologie.uni-halle.de/Register/] are working again. Kindly regarding, Walter Slaje ----------------------------- Prof. Dr. Walter Slaje Hermann-L?ns-Str. 1 D-99425 Weimar Deutschland Ego ex animi mei sententia spondeo ac polliceor studia humanitatis impigro labore culturum et provecturum non sordidi lucri causa nec ad vanam captandam gloriam, sed quo magis veritas propagetur et lux eius, qua salus humani generis continetur, clarius effulgeat. Vindobonae, die XXI. mensis Novembris MCMLXXXIII. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mmdesh at UMICH.EDU Fri Sep 7 15:44:45 2012 From: mmdesh at UMICH.EDU (Madhav Deshpande) Date: Fri, 07 Sep 12 11:44:45 -0400 Subject: a question about 'dalit' In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097217.23782.115733829144623267.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> I have the collected works of Jotirao Phule and will look into that publication. But it is my general sense that the modern use of the word is relatively recent. During my childhood, the more common term was Harijan "people of God" made popular by Mahatma Gandhi, and the usage of Dalit came more from the leaders of the down-trodden communities themselves, perhaps as a response to Gandhi's usage of Harijan. In any case, I will look into the published works of Phule. Madhav Deshpande On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Suresh Kolichala < suresh.kolichala at gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Madhav Deshpande wrote: > > Dear Jonathan, > > > > While the word dalita as a past participle of the verb dalati is > widely > > used in the classical literature, the use of this term to refer to > > "down-trodden" or lower-caste people is entirely new, no more than 20 or > 30 > > years old, but indeed very widespread today in India. > > > > Madhav Deshpande > > Does that mean another assertion of James Massey that the first person > to use 'dalit' in the modern sense was Jotirao Phule of the 19th > century is also incorrect? > > "The present usage of the term dalit goes back to the nineteenth > century, when a Marathi social reformer and revolutionary Mahatma > Jotirao Phule used it to describe the outcastes and untouchables as > the oppressed and broken [...]" (Massey 1991:9, Roots, a concise > history of Dalits) > > Regards, > Suresh. > -- > Atlanta, GA > -- Madhav M. Deshpande Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics Department of Asian Languages and Cultures 202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111 The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kauzeya at GMAIL.COM Fri Sep 7 09:46:57 2012 From: kauzeya at GMAIL.COM (Jonathan Silk) Date: Fri, 07 Sep 12 11:46:57 +0200 Subject: a question about 'dalit' Message-ID: <161227097192.23782.15136892811749294044.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> dear Friends,I was sent the following with a question whether it made any sense. I am, let us say, suspicious, but since I can't categorically say it's rubbish... "According to James Massey, the term "Dalit" is perhaps, one of the most ancient terms which has not only survived till date, but is also shared by a few of world's oldest languages, namely, Hebrew and Sanskrit. Though they differ in their grammatical and lexicographical connotations, both these languages share the term "Dalit" with the same root and sense. It has been said that the root word 'dal' in dalit has been borrowed into Sanskrit from Hebrew." (www.csichurch.com/article/dalit.htm and see www.dalitsolidarity.org/meaning.htm) -- J. Silk Instituut Kern / Universiteit Leiden Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, LIAS Johan Huizinga Building, Room 1.37 Doelensteeg 16 2311 VL Leiden The Netherlands -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From himal.trikha at UNIVIE.AC.AT Fri Sep 7 10:04:11 2012 From: himal.trikha at UNIVIE.AC.AT (Himal Trikha) Date: Fri, 07 Sep 12 12:04:11 +0200 Subject: Literary Histories of Jainism Message-ID: <161227097198.23782.6203381941282734084.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Tim, Dixit attempts a broader historical outline of philosophical works. K.K. Dixit: Jaina Ontology. (Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Series 31). Ahmedabad 1971. Best regards, Himal -- Dr. Himal Trikha Research Fellow Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia Austrian Academy of Sciences http://ikga.oeaw.ac.at Am 07.09.2012 11:36, schrieb Ulrich T. Kragh: > Dear Indology list-members, > I am trying to compile a complete as possible list of literary histories > of Jainism. With "literary histories" I do NOT mean studies or > translations of specific works or studies of Jain doctrine, but only > broader surveys that attempt to provide a historical outline of authors > and works over a longer span of time. I also include histories of > literature in specific languages, such as Prakrit, provided that these > involve a substantial amount of Jain texts. However, I do not include > library and manuscript catalogs or reports. > Below is a list of the Jain literary histories that I have already > identified. I would like your feedback on whether there are any > histories that I have overlooked. > List of Jain literary histories (in chronological order): > U.D. Barodia, 1909, /History and Literature of Jainism./ > Moritz Winternitz, 1920, /Geschichte der indischen litteratur/(A History > of//Indian Literature), vol. II. > Helmuth von Glasenapp, 1922, /Die Literaturen Indiens von ihren Anf?ngen > bis zur Gegenwart/(The Literatures of India from their beginnings until > the present). > Johannes Hertel, 1922, /On the Literature of the Shvetambaras of Gujarat./ > // > Hiralal Rasikdas Kapadia, 1941, /A History of the Canonical Literature > of the Jainas/. > Appaswami Chakravarti, 1941, /Jaina Literature in Tamil./ Revised > edition 1974. > Hariva??a Kochar, 1956, /Apabhra??a-S?hitya /(Apabhra??a Literature). > Jagdish Chandra Jain, 1961, /Pr?k?t s?hitya k? itih?s/ (History of > Prakrit Literature). > Ramsingh Tomar, 1964, /Pr?k?t aur apabhra?? s?hitya, tath? hi?d? s?hitya > par prabh?v /(Prakrit and Apabhramsa Literature, and their Impact on > Hindi Literature)/./ > // > A.N. Upadhye, 1975, /Pr?k?t Languages and Literature/. > Jagdish Chandra Jain, 2004, /History and Development of Prakrit Literature./ > // > Dalsukh Malvania and Jayendra Soni, 2007, /Jain Philosophy (Part I)/. > Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, vol. 10. > Though not literary histories per se, I am also aware of Bhogilal J. > Sandesara, 1953, /Literary Circle of Mah?m?tya Vastup?la and its > Contribution to Sanskrit Literature, /and P.K. Gode, /Studies in Indian > Literary History/. Vol. 1. > With best regards, > Tim > Dr. Ulrich Timme Kragh > Research Fellow > IIAS, Leiden University > The Netherlands From christian.haskett at CENTRE.EDU Fri Sep 7 13:17:37 2012 From: christian.haskett at CENTRE.EDU (Christian P. Haskett) Date: Fri, 07 Sep 12 13:17:37 +0000 Subject: Literary Histories of Jainism In-Reply-To: <1F66872A1D7E184FADA521025DD5F15A09829B932F@post> Message-ID: <161227097207.23782.7896578219846334261.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Hi, Tim et al- While not exclusively devoted to authors and works, Katre, S.M. Prakrit Languages and their Contributions to Indian Culture. Poona: Deccan College Post-graduate and Research Institute, 1964 includes a chapter, "Survey of Middle Indo-Aryan Languages and Literatures." best cpbh -- Christian P B Haskett Assistant Professor of Religion Centre College 457 Crounse Hall 859 238 5248 ??????????????? ????????? ????????? The mere thought of benefitting [others] is better than worshipping a Buddha. From: "Ulrich T. Kragh" > Reply-To: "Ulrich T. Kragh" > Date: Friday, September 7, 2012 5:36 AM To: "INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk" > Subject: [INDOLOGY] Literary Histories of Jainism Dear Indology list-members, I am trying to compile a complete as possible list of literary histories of Jainism. With "literary histories" I do NOT mean studies or translations of specific works or studies of Jain doctrine, but only broader surveys that attempt to provide a historical outline of authors and works over a longer span of time. I also include histories of literature in specific languages, such as Prakrit, provided that these involve a substantial amount of Jain texts. However, I do not include library and manuscript catalogs or reports. Below is a list of the Jain literary histories that I have already identified. I would like your feedback on whether there are any histories that I have overlooked. List of Jain literary histories (in chronological order): U.D. Barodia, 1909, History and Literature of Jainism. Moritz Winternitz, 1920, Geschichte der indischen litteratur (A History of Indian Literature), vol. II. Helmuth von Glasenapp, 1922, Die Literaturen Indiens von ihren Anf?ngen bis zur Gegenwart (The Literatures of India from their beginnings until the present). Johannes Hertel, 1922, On the Literature of the Shvetambaras of Gujarat. Hiralal Rasikdas Kapadia, 1941, A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas. Appaswami Chakravarti, 1941, Jaina Literature in Tamil. Revised edition 1974. Hariva??a Kochar, 1956, Apabhra??a-S?hitya (Apabhra??a Literature). Jagdish Chandra Jain, 1961, Pr?k?t s?hitya k? itih?s (History of Prakrit Literature). Ramsingh Tomar, 1964, Pr?k?t aur apabhra?? s?hitya, tath? hi?d? s?hitya par prabh?v (Prakrit and Apabhramsa Literature, and their Impact on Hindi Literature). A.N. Upadhye, 1975, Pr?k?t Languages and Literature. Jagdish Chandra Jain, 2004, History and Development of Prakrit Literature. Dalsukh Malvania and Jayendra Soni, 2007, Jain Philosophy (Part I). Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, vol. 10. Though not literary histories per se, I am also aware of Bhogilal J. Sandesara, 1953, Literary Circle of Mah?m?tya Vastup?la and its Contribution to Sanskrit Literature, and P.K. Gode, Studies in Indian Literary History. Vol. 1. With best regards, Tim Dr. Ulrich Timme Kragh Research Fellow IIAS, Leiden University The Netherlands From pwyzlic at UNI-BONN.DE Fri Sep 7 12:30:20 2012 From: pwyzlic at UNI-BONN.DE (Peter Wyzlic) Date: Fri, 07 Sep 12 14:30:20 +0200 Subject: Literary Histories of Jainism In-Reply-To: <1F66872A1D7E184FADA521025DD5F15A09829B932F@post> Message-ID: <161227097204.23782.8886972264842497615.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Am 07.09.2012 um 11:36 schrieb Ulrich T. Kragh: > Dear Indology list-members, > I am trying to compile a complete as possible list of literary histories of Jainism. With "literary histories" I do NOT mean studies or translations of specific works or studies of Jain doctrine, but only broader surveys that attempt to provide a historical outline of authors and works over a longer span of time. I also include histories of literature in specific languages, such as Prakrit, provided that these involve a substantial amount of Jain texts. However, I do not include library and manuscript catalogs or reports. > Here is a collection works: Bhayani, Harivallabh Chunilal: _Apabhram?s?a language and literature : a short introduction_ / by H.C. Bhayani. - Delhi : B.L. Institute of Indology, 1989. - 44 p. - (B.L. series ; no. 7) Des?a?i?, Mohanala?la Dali?canda (1885-1945): _Jaina g?rjara kavio_ / san?gra?haka ane sam?prayojaka Mohanala?la Dali?canda Des?a?i?. - Vol. 1-2. - Amada?va?da : S?ri? Jaina S?veta?mbara Ka?npharansa A?phisa, 1926-1931. [Gujarati] Des?a?i?, Mohanala?la Dali?canda (1885-1945): _Jaina g?rjara kavio_ / san?gra?haka ane samprayojaka Mohanala?la Dali?canda Des?a?i?. - Sam?s?odhita-sam?vardhita 2. a?v?ttina? sampa?daka Jayanta Kot?ha?ri?. - Vol. 1-10. - Mumbai? : S?ri? Maha?vi?ra Jaina Vidya?laya, 1986-1997 [Gujarati, 2nd enlarged ed.; study on and descriptive catalogue of Gujarati Jain poets and their works, from 12th to 20th centuries] Des?a?i?, Mohanala?la Dali?canda (1885-1945): _Short history of Jaina literature : a chronological sketch of Shvetambara Jaina literature from Lord Mahavira?s times to S.Y. 1960, with illustrations_. - Bombay : Shri Jaina S. Conference Office, 1933. - 175, 1,080 p. : ill. Jain, Devendrakumar: _Apabhra??a bh??? aura s?hitya_ / Devendrakum?ra Jaina. - Dill? : Bh?rat?ya j??nap??ha prak??ana, 1965. - 358 p. - (Lokodaya-grantham?l? ; 152) Jain, Jagdish Chandra [et al.]: _Jaina s?hitya k? b?had itih?sa_ / Lekhaka Jagadisacandra Jaina [et al.]. Samp?daka Dalasukha M?lava?iya, Mohanal?la Mehata. - Vol. 1-7. - 2nd ed. - V?r??as? : P?r?van?tha Vidy??rama ?odha Sa?sth?na, 1989-1998 [1st ed.: Va?ra?n?asi? : Pa?rs?vana?tha Vidya?s?rama S?odha Sam?stha?na, 1966-1981]. - (P?r?van?tha Vidy??rama grantham?l? ; 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 20, 24) Vol. 1: A?ga ?gama / Lekhaka Becarad?sa Do??. - 2nd ed. - 1989. - 16, 330 p. (... grantham?l? ; 6) Vol. 2: A?gab?hya ?gama / Lekhaka Jagad??acandra Jaina; Mohanal?la Mehat?. Samp?daka Dalasukha M?lava?iy?. - 2nd ed. - 1989. - 18, 368 p. (... grantham?l? ; 7) Vol. 3: ?gamika vy?khy?em? / Lekhaka Mohanal?la Mehat?. - 2nd ed. - 1989. - 8, 510 p. (... grantham?l? ; 11) Vol. 4: Karma-s?hitya va ?gamika prakara?a / Lekhaka Mohanal?la Mehat? va H?r?l?la Ra. K?pa?iy?. - 2nd ed. - 1991. - 17, 386 p. (... grantham?l? ; 12) Vol. 5: L?k?a?ika s?hitya / Lekhaka A?b?l?la Pre. ??ha [Ambalal P. Shah]. - 2nd ed. - 1993. - 40, 294 p. (... grantham?l? ; 14) Vol. 6: K?vya-s?hitya / Lekhaka Gul?bacandra Caudhar?. - 2nd ed. - 1998. - 11, 705 p. (... grantham?l? ; 20) Vol. 7: Kanna?a, Tamila eva? Mar??h? Jaina s?hitya / Lekhaka Ke. Bhujabal? ??str?; ??. P?. Min?k?? Sundaram Pillai; Vidy?dhara Johar?purakara. - 2nd ed. - 1989. - vi, 248, 16, 5 p. (... grantham?l? ; 24) There is also a Gujarati version in 7 volumes under the title: _Jaina sa?hityano b?rhad itiha?sa_ / Becarada?sa Dos?i? [et al.] ; anuva?daka, Raman?i?ka S?a?ha ; [Gujara?ti? a?vr?ttina ma?nada sampa?dako, Nagi?na S?a?ha, Raman?i?ka S?a?ha]. - Pa?li?ta?n?a? : S?ri? 108 Jaina Ti?rthadars?ana Bhavana T?rast?a, 2004-2007. - (S?ri?nemi-Vijn?a?na-Kastu?rasu?rigranthas?ren?ih? ; nam?. 17-23) Jain, Jagdish Chandra (1909-1994): _Jaina kath? s?hitya : vividha r?po? me?_ / Jagad??acandra Jaina. - Jayapura : Pr?kr?ta Bh?rat? Ak?dam?, 1994. - 140 p. - (Prakrit Bharti pushpa ; 101) Kapadia, Hiralal Rasikdas: _Jaina Sa?sk?ta s?hityano itih?sa_ / H?r?l?la Rasikad?sa K?pa?iy?. sa?p?daka Vijayamunicandras?r??varaj?. - [Vol.] 1-3. - S?rata : ?c?rya ?r? Om?k?ras?rij??namandira, 2004. - (?c?rya ?r?o?k?ras?ri J??namandira granth?vali ; 27-29) [in Gujarati] Vol. 1: S?rvajan?na s?hitya. - 2004. - 80, 255 p. : ill. (... granth?vali ; 27) Vol. 2: Lalita s?hitya. - 2004. - 75, 340, 131 p. : ill. (... granth?vali ; 28) Vol. 3: D?r?anika s?hitya. - 2004. - 29, 280 p. : ill. (... granth?vali ; 29) Kasliwal, Kastoor Chand: _Ra?jastha?na ke Jaina santa : vyaktitva evam? k?titva_ / lekhaka Kastu?racanda Ka?sali?va?la. Bhu?mika?: Satyendra. - Jayapura, S?ri? Di. Jaina A. Kshetra S?ri?maha?vi?raji?, [1967]. - 20, 296 p. - (S?ri? Maha?vi?ra granthama?la? ; pu?pa 14) Kot?ha?ri?, Jayanta [ed.]: _Madhyaka?li?na Gujara?ti? Jaina sa?hitya_ / sampa?dako Jayanta Kot?ha?ri?, Ka?ntibha?i? Bi?. S?a?ha. - Mumbai? : S?ri? Maha?vi?ra Jaina Vidya?laya ; Amada?va?da : Pra?ptistha?na Gu?rjara Grantharatna Ka?rya?laya, 1993. - x, 340 p. [Gujarati] Kulkarni, Vaman Mahadeo: _The story of R?ma in Jain literature : (as presented by the ?vet?mbara and Digambara poets in the Prakrit, Sanskrit and Apabhra??a languages)_ / by V. M. Kulkarni. - Ahmedabad : Saraswati Pustak Bhandar, 1990. - xv, 258 p. - (Saraswati oriental studies ; 3) Kulkarni, Vaman Mahadeo: _Studies in Jain literature_ / the collected papers contributed by Prof. V. M. Kulkarni. - Ahmedabad : Shresthi Kasturbhai Lalbhai Smarak Nidhi, 2001. - xvi, 604 p. - (Shresthi Kasturbhai Lalbhai collected research-articles series ; 2) Ma?thura, Manamohana Svaru?pa: _Ra?jastha?ni? Jaina sa?hitya_ / Manamohanasvaru?pa Ma?thura. - Jodhapura : Ra?jastha?ni? Grantha?ga?ra, 1999. - iii, 116 p. N?ha??, Agaracanda: _R?jasth?n? jaina s?hitya mem? aitih?sika s?magr?_ / [Agara Canda N?hat??]. Samp?daka: N?r?ya?asi?ha Bh???. - Jodhapura : R?jasth?n? ?odha Sam?sth?na, 1978. - 72 p. - (Parampar? ; 48) Satya Vrat: _Studies in Jaina Sanskrit literature_ / Satya Vrat. - Delhi : Eastern Book Linkers, 1994. - 205 p. - ISBN: 81-8513360-3 Si?ha, Gad?dhara: _Hind? s?hitya ke vik?sa me? Jaina kaviyo? k? yogad?na : sa?. 1600-1800 Vi_ / Gadh?dhara Si?ha; samp?dana-pramukha Yugalaki?ora Mi?ra. - Muzappharapura, Bih?ra : Pr?k?ta Jaina??stra aura Ahi?s? ?odha Sa?sth?na, 1994. - xvi, 660 p. - (Pr?k?ta ?odha Sa?sth?na grantham?l? ; sa?khy? 39) Schubring, Walther (1881-1969): _Die Lehre der Jainas : nach den alten Quellen dargestellt_ / von Walter Schubring. - Berlin ; Leipzig : de Gruyter, 1935. - 251 S. - (Grundriss der indo-arischen Philologie und Altertumskunde ; Bd. 1, H. 7). Engl. transl.: _The doctrine of the Jainas : described after the old sources_ / Walther Schubring. Transl. from the rev. German ed. by Wolfgang Beurlen. - Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass, 1960 [+ several reprints later on] p. 52-84 summary of the ?vat?mbara canon p. 207-225 overview of the Jaina literature published so far (1935) Vya?sa, Man?ila?la Bakorabha?i?: _Juni? Gujara?ti?bha??a? ane Jaina sa?hitya_ / Man?ila?la Bakorabha?i? Vya?sa. - Surata : "Surata Jaina Printin?ga Presama?m?", sa?v. 1970 [ca. 1913]. - iv, 60 p. [Gujarati] Hope it helps Peter Wyzlic -- Institut f?r Orient- und Asienwissenschaften Bibliothek Universit?t Bonn Regina-Pacis-Weg 7 53113 Bonn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pkoskikallio at GMAIL.COM Fri Sep 7 11:51:15 2012 From: pkoskikallio at GMAIL.COM (Petteri Koskikallio) Date: Fri, 07 Sep 12 14:51:15 +0300 Subject: Literary Histories of Jainism In-Reply-To: <1F66872A1D7E184FADA521025DD5F15A09829B932F@post> Message-ID: <161227097200.23782.17392955412538871773.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Hello Tim, Here are a few additions to your list from my bookshelf: *Jaina saahitya kaa bRhad itihaasa*. 7 vols. (various authors). Varanasi: Paarzvanaath VidyaapiiTh, 1989?98 (2nd ed.) (1st ed. 1966?81) Jagdishchandra Jain, *Prakrit Narrative Literature. Origin and Growth*. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1981. * * *Albrecht Weber's Sacred Literature of the Jains. An Account of the Jaina Aagamas*. Ed. by G. C. Lalwani & S. R. Banerjee. Calcutta: Jain Bahawan, 1999. K. L. Chanchreek & M. K. Jain, *Jain Agamas. An Introduction to Canonical Literature*. New Delhi: Shree Publishers & Distributors, 2004. All the best, Petteri -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbjones at UTEXAS.EDU Mon Sep 10 16:36:32 2012 From: mbjones at UTEXAS.EDU (Michael Brattus Jones) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 12 11:36:32 -0500 Subject: Call for papers - grad students Message-ID: <161227097225.23782.3005380355191630818.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear List, I have been asked to pass along this call for papers for SAGAR, the South Asian Graduate Research Journal here at the University of Texas at Austin. Thank you, Michael B. Jones *CALL FOR PAPERS* *Sagar *seeks innovative academic writings on the history, society, culture, literature, religion, economics, technology and media of South Asia. The journal was established in 1993 and is published annually online and in print by The South Asia Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. As of August 2012, we have made the transition to peer-reviewed status. Submissions are now coordinated by an editorial collective of UT graduate students and blindly evaluated by an editorial board of advanced scholars in the field. In addition to continuing to publish full-length research articles of the highest quality, we are pleased to introduce two new features in our 2013 issue. For the first, we seek original translations of fiction and non-fiction prose and poetry from South Asian languages to English. For the second, we request response essays of 1500 words or less that consider single texts. Guidelines on length and formatting are provided below. With the introduction of these new elements, *Sagar *will allow scholars of South Asia to experiment with new styles of writing. Our translation feature will familiarize scholars of particular linguistic regions of South Asia to new literatures, both popular and literary. Such exposure will facilitate comparison, perhaps drawing out common currents in the literatures of South Asia. For the English language reader, this feature will showcase writings outside the commonly translated canons of South Asian literature. Our second new feature, the response essay, will allow for continuous reflection on images, speeches, exhibits, performances, architecture, songs, and the like. Here, we are not looking for responses to scholarly writings (i.e. book reviews); rather, we encourage scholars to venture outside their areas of specialization, to intervene with timely responses to current events, or take the first steps along the way to future scholarly projects. In all cases, we encourage writings that are theoretically driven and empirically grounded and take advantage of our online format through hyperlinks, color images, and embedded video and audio. *Guidelines for Submission:* We accept submissions for our annual issues every September and response pieces for online publication throughout the year. Manuscripts should follow the 16th edition of *The Chicago Manual of Style.* Entire essays, including block quotations and notes, should be double-spaced. Remove any identifying information so that submission is suitable for anonymous review. *(1) Full-length research articles*: Full-length-articles should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words and should include a one-paragraph article abstract. *(2) Original translations:* Translations should be between 3,000 and 6,000 words and should be preceded by a 300-600 word introduction that contextualizes the text or excerpt. *(3) Response essays:* Responses should be 1500 words or less, and where applicable should include an image or recording of the work to which you are responding. Please submit electronic copies of papers saved as Microsoft Word file. Send electronic manuscripts and/or questions to sagarjournal at gmail.com. All submissions for inclusion in the 2013 issue are due by September 30th, 2012. The new Sagar website is http://sagarjournal.wordpress.com/. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kauzeya at GMAIL.COM Mon Sep 10 09:52:10 2012 From: kauzeya at GMAIL.COM (Jonathan Silk) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 12 11:52:10 +0200 Subject: Oldest RV manuscript? Message-ID: <161227097220.23782.11782637476661604606.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> dear Colleagues, I was asked one of those questions which I think I *should* have been able to answer by myself, but --am I just being lazy?-- it seems more reliable and quicker to ask the ?i??as: What is the oldest RV MS? I'm guessing (!) that it should be in ?arada, and I know that the oldest one in Pune is supposed to date to the 15th c. but I doubt that it just happens to be the oldest overall. Thanks in advance! jonathan -- J. Silk Instituut Kern / Universiteit Leiden Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, LIAS Johan Huizinga Building, Room 1.37 Doelensteeg 16 2311 VL Leiden The Netherlands -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dermot at GREVATT.FORCE9.CO.UK Mon Sep 10 15:35:06 2012 From: dermot at GREVATT.FORCE9.CO.UK (Dermot Killingley) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 12 16:35:06 +0100 Subject: a question about 'dalit' In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097222.23782.9604331980792949365.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Madhav, Jonathan and others, It does indeed look like rubbish, but rubbish of an interesting kind. The world is full of claims to antiquity, and other kinds of misguided ingenuity. Sometimes it's an attempt by a marginalised group to give itself status in the eyes of those who marginalise it. This one reminds me of a recent study of a dalit group which claims descent from the lost tribes of Israel (Yulia Egorova: "From Dalits to Bene Ephraim: Judaism in Andhra Pradesh" in Religions of South Asia 4 (2010) pp. 105-124.) I wonder if the claim of Hebrew origin for dalit has something to do with them. Dermot Killingley On 7 Sep 2012 at 9:36, Madhav Deshpande wrote: > > Dear Jonathan, > > ???? While the word dalita as a past participle of the verb dalati is > widely used in the classical literature, the use of this term to refer > to "down-trodden" or lower-caste people is entirely new, no more than > 20 or 30 years old, but indeed very widespread today in India.? > > Madhav Deshpande > > On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Jonathan Silk > wrote: > dear Friends, > I was sent the following with a question whether it made > any sense. I am, let us say, suspicious, but since I can't > categorically say it's rubbish... > > "According to James Massey, the term "Dalit" is perhaps, one of > the most ancient terms which has not only survived till date, but > is also shared by a few of world's oldest languages, namely, > Hebrew and Sanskrit. Though they differ in their grammatical and > lexicographical connotations, both these languages share the term > "Dalit" with the same root and sense. It has been said that the > root word 'dal' in dalit has been borrowed into Sanskrit from > Hebrew." (www.csichurch.com/article/dalit.htm?and > see?www.dalitsolidarity.org/meaning.htm) > > > > -- > J. Silk > Instituut Kern / Universiteit Leiden > Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, LIASJohan Huizinga > Building, Room 1.37 Doelensteeg 16 2311 VL Leiden The Netherlands > > > > > -- > Madhav M. Deshpande > Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics > Department of Asian Languages and Cultures > 202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111 > The University of Michigan > Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA > From gruenen at SUB.UNI-GOETTINGEN.DE Tue Sep 11 15:09:00 2012 From: gruenen at SUB.UNI-GOETTINGEN.DE (Gruenendahl, Reinhold) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 12 15:09:00 +0000 Subject: GRETIL updates #400 - 402 Message-ID: <161227097228.23782.1895486924802347271.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> GRETIL is pleased to be able to report the following addition(s) to its collection: Chandoviciti: http://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.htm#Chandovic Grahamatrkanama-Dharani: http://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.htm#GrahmDha Larger Prajnaparamita [Gilgit]: http://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.htm#LargerPrajP Mandana Misra [Mandanamisra]: Vibhramaviveka: http://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.htm#MandVibhr Maricinama-Dharani: http://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.htm#MaricDha Pamsupradana-Avadana: http://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.htm#PamsupraAv __________________________________________________________________________ "GRETIL is intended as a cumulative register of the numerous download sites for electronic texts in Indian languages." (from the 2001 "mission statement") GRETIL - Goettingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages: http://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.htm From mmcclish at BSC.EDU Wed Sep 12 17:15:59 2012 From: mmcclish at BSC.EDU (McClish, Mark Richard) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 12 17:15:59 +0000 Subject: Book Announcement Message-ID: <161227097230.23782.14400714347704766824.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Indology Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the publication of the following: The Artha Mark McClish Assistant Professor of Religion Birmingham-Southern College 900 Arkadelphia Road Box 549025 Birmingham, AL 35254 205-226-7833?Office 205-226-3089?FAX mmcclish at bsc.edu Explore ? Birmingham-Southern College www.bsc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mmcclish at BSC.EDU Wed Sep 12 17:19:43 2012 From: mmcclish at BSC.EDU (McClish, Mark Richard) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 12 17:19:43 +0000 Subject: Book Announcement Message-ID: <161227097233.23782.12921499805460006621.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> (Sorry for the double posting!) Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the publication of our Arthasastra reader: The Arthasastra: Selections from the Classic Indian Work on Statecraft. Edited and Translated, with an Introduction, by Mark McClish and Patrick Olivelle Hackett Publishing, 2012. Best, Mark Mark McClish Assistant Professor of Religion Birmingham-Southern College 900 Arkadelphia Road Box 549025 Birmingham, AL 35254 205-226-7833?Office 205-226-3089?FAX mmcclish at bsc.edu Explore ? Birmingham-Southern College www.bsc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From francois.voegeli at GMAIL.COM Thu Sep 13 08:53:21 2012 From: francois.voegeli at GMAIL.COM (Francois Voegeli) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 12 10:53:21 +0200 Subject: Dates of Vaasi.ska Message-ID: <161227097236.23782.7065443406949896032.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear All, Could anyone send me the exact or approximate dates of the rule of the Ku.sana king Vaasi.ska, with some bibliographical references on this date. More generally: what is the more up-to-date work on the chronology of the Ku.sanas. Many thanks in advance, Dr Fran?ois Voegeli Senior FNS Researcher Institut d'Arch?ologie et des Sciences de l'Antiquit? Anthropole, bureau 4018 Facult? des Lettres Universit? de Lausanne CH-1015 Lausanne -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kauzeya at GMAIL.COM Thu Sep 13 10:22:58 2012 From: kauzeya at GMAIL.COM (Jonathan Silk) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 12 12:22:58 +0200 Subject: 2 PhD positions in Buddhist Studies Message-ID: <161227097239.23782.16230570110022222852.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> dear Friends, May I ask you to draw the attention of your students and colleagues (and their students) to the opportunity explained below, namely, two fully funded PhD positions in Buddhist Studies, area open. I can be contacted for more information, but applications should not be sent directly to me. Thank you so very much, in advance, for spreading the word! Jonathan Silk PS: sorry if the formating might have become a little wonky.... *Leiden University, Faculty of Humanities* * * *PhD Position in Buddhist Studies* *Vacancy number: 12-213* The Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) invites applications for two fulltime PhD positions in the field of Buddhist Studies, specialization open, to begin 1 January 2013, or thereafter. ** Since its foundation in 1575, Leiden University has built an internationally recognised record of excellence in teaching and research. Currently, the University has around 17,000 students and 4,000 staff from around the world. The Faculty of Humanities consists of the Institutes for Area Studies, Creative & Performing Arts, Cultural Disciplines, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, and Religious Studies. The Graduate School has an annual output of about 50 PhDs. The Leiden University Institute for Area Studies ( http://www.hum.leiden.edu/lias/), which comprises the Schools of Asian Studies and Middle Eastern Studies, is committed to the integration of disciplinary and regional-historical perspectives, and has as its aim the advancement of teaching and research of Area Studies at Leiden University and in the wider academic community. Area specializations in Asian Studies include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South- & Southeast Asian, and Tibetan Studies. *Position description* We seek PhD candidates with excellent qualifications in any area within Buddhist Studies. *Expectations for PhD candidates:* - ? The writing of a PhD dissertation; - ? Participation in local research meetings and PhD courses; - ? Presenting papers at international conferences; - ? Publishing research results in the form of (an) article(s); - ? Teaching (typically in the second and third years of the appointment) in relevant programs, both in Buddhist Studies broadly and in the candidate's area of specialization . *Requirements* - ? A (Research) MA degree in Buddhist Studies or in a related field with a strong Buddhist Studies component; exceptionally qualified students with a BA are also encouraged to apply; - ? Knowledge of the relevant language(s); - ? Excellent skills in English. *Conditions of employment* The appointment as a PhD student will be for a period of four years (initially for a period of one year with an extension of three years after positive evaluation of progress and skills development) leading to the successful completion of a PhD thesis. The appointment will be under the terms of the CAO (Collective Labour Agreement) of Dutch Universities. The gross monthly salary is set on ? 2042 in the first year, increasing to ? 2612 gross per month in the final year. An appointment at the University of Leiden entitles participation in a pension scheme and other benefits such as an annual holiday premium of 8 % and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3 %. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. *Application* PhD candidates please send your application (in English), including: ? A cover letter stating your motivation for this position, and proposed project; ? A CV; ? Copies of your academic transcripts; ? An English writing sample; ? The names and contact addresses of two academic referees (ideally one of these should be from your (MA) thesis supervisor). Review of applications will commence by 15 October 2012 and continue until the position is filled or this call is closed. For more information about the position please contact Prof. dr. J.A Silk, tel. +31-71-527-2510, email *j.a.silk at hum.leidenuniv.nl*. Please note that * applications* should not be sent directly to Prof. Silk. Please *send your application* electronically, indicating the vacancy number to: vacatureslias at hum.leidenuniv.nl . All application materials should preferably be submitted in *a single PDF document* called ?Family Name-Given Name-12-213.? A telephone (or Skype) interview may be part of the selection procedure. -- J. Silk Instituut Kern / Universiteit Leiden Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, LIAS Johan Huizinga Building, Room 1.37 Doelensteeg 16 2311 VL Leiden The Netherlands -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wujastyk at GMAIL.COM Thu Sep 13 15:24:53 2012 From: wujastyk at GMAIL.COM (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 12 17:24:53 +0200 Subject: Dates of Vaasi.ska In-Reply-To: <10A8CE82-99CB-468E-A0A2-F27C015FE8C4@GMAIL.COM> Message-ID: <161227097241.23782.15943161191887069556.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> The chapter @INCOLLECTION{golz-dati, author = {Karl-Heinz Golzio}, title = {Zur Datierung des Ku???a-K?nigs Kani?ka I}, booktitle = {Bauddhas?hityastabak?val?: Essays and Studies on Buddhist Sansrkti Literature Dedicated to Claus Vogel by Colleagues, Students, and Friends}, year = {2008}, pages = {79--91}, editor = {Dragomir Dimitrov and Michael Hahn and Roland Steiner}, publisher = {Indica et Tibetica Verlag}, address = {Marburg}, } was recently brought to my attention by my colleague Philipp Maas. Golzio surveys the early work on the problem of K's date, and also discusses the key findings arising from the discovery of the Rabatak inscription and its interpretation by Joe Cribb and others (incl. Sims-Williams and Salomon), and the reinterpretation of the colophon of the Yavanajataka by Harry Falk (Golzio refers also to the challenge to Falk's view articulated by Bracey). On p.89, Golzio sketches the remaining problems that surround the dating of V?si?ka, that sits uncomfortably in contradiction to several sources. Best, Dominik -- Dr Dominik Wujastyk Department of South Asia, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies , University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 2-4, Courtyard 2, Entrance 2.1 1090 Vienna, Austria and Adjunct Professor, Division of Health and Humanities, St. John's Research Institute, Bangalore, India. Project | home page| PGP On 13 September 2012 10:53, Francois Voegeli wrote: > Dear All, > > Could anyone send me the exact or approximate dates of the rule of the > Ku.sana king Vaasi.ska, with some bibliographical references on this date. > More generally: what is the more up-to-date work on the chronology of the > Ku.sanas. > > Many thanks in advance, > > Dr Fran?ois Voegeli > > Senior FNS Researcher > Institut d'Arch?ologie et des Sciences de l'Antiquit? > Anthropole, bureau 4018 > Facult? des Lettres > Universit? de Lausanne > CH-1015 Lausanne > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.vielle at UCLOUVAIN.BE Thu Sep 13 16:02:59 2012 From: christophe.vielle at UCLOUVAIN.BE (Christophe Vielle) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 12 18:02:59 +0200 Subject: Fwd: [INDOLOGY] Dates of Vaasi.ska Message-ID: <161227097244.23782.1781809664675796551.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> The name of G?rard Fussman should also be mentioned for his researches on the Kushan chronology . See: "L?inscription de Rabatak et l?origine de l?e?re s?aka", Journal asiatique, 1998-2, pp. 571-651 The complete bibliography of Fussman is available at: http://www.college-de-france.fr/site/gerard-fussman/index.htm#%7Cp=../gerard-fussman Best wishes, Christophe Vielle D?but du message r?exp?di? : > De : Dominik Wujastyk > Objet : R?p : [INDOLOGY] Dates of Vaasi.ska > Date : 13 septembre 2012 17:24:53 HAEC > ? : INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk > R?pondre ? : Dominik Wujastyk > > The chapter > > @INCOLLECTION{golz-dati, > author = {Karl-Heinz Golzio}, > title = {Zur Datierung des Ku???a-K?nigs Kani?ka I}, > booktitle = {Bauddhas?hityastabak?val?: Essays and Studies on Buddhist Sansrkti > Literature Dedicated to Claus Vogel by Colleagues, Students, and Friends}, > year = {2008}, > pages = {79--91}, > editor = {Dragomir Dimitrov and Michael Hahn and Roland Steiner}, > publisher = {Indica et Tibetica Verlag}, > address = {Marburg}, > } > > was recently brought to my attention by my colleague Philipp Maas. Golzio surveys the early work on the problem of K's date, and also discusses the key findings arising from the discovery of the Rabatak inscription and its interpretation by Joe Cribb and others (incl. Sims-Williams and Salomon), and the reinterpretation of the colophon of the Yavanajataka by Harry Falk (Golzio refers also to the challenge to Falk's view articulated by Bracey). On p.89, Golzio sketches the remaining problems that surround the dating of V?si?ka, that sits uncomfortably in contradiction to several sources. > > Best, > Dominik > > > -- > Dr Dominik Wujastyk > Department of South Asia, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, > University of Vienna, > Spitalgasse 2-4, Courtyard 2, Entrance 2.1 > 1090 Vienna, Austria > and > Adjunct Professor, > Division of Health and Humanities, > St. John's Research Institute, Bangalore, India. > Project | home page | PGP > > > > > On 13 September 2012 10:53, Francois Voegeli wrote: > Dear All, > > Could anyone send me the exact or approximate dates of the rule of the Ku.sana king Vaasi.ska, with some bibliographical references on this date. > More generally: what is the more up-to-date work on the chronology of the Ku.sanas. > > Many thanks in advance, > > Dr Fran?ois Voegeli > > Senior FNS Researcher > Institut d'Arch?ologie et des Sciences de l'Antiquit? > Anthropole, bureau 4018 > Facult? des Lettres > Universit? de Lausanne > CH-1015 Lausanne > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.vielle at UCLOUVAIN.BE Thu Sep 13 16:24:13 2012 From: christophe.vielle at UCLOUVAIN.BE (Christophe Vielle) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 12 18:24:13 +0200 Subject: Addendum: [INDOLOGY] Dates of Vaasi.ska Message-ID: <161227097247.23782.14423388832778240065.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Sorry for this second posting, but I remember now another recent numismatic reference on the topic: BOPEARACHCHI Osmund, "Les premiers souverains kouchans : chronologie et iconographie mon?taire." in Journal des Savants, janvier-juin 2008, pp. 3-56. cf. by the same: ?Some Observations on the Chronology of the Early Kushans.? In Rika Gyselen, ed., Des Indo?Grecs aux Sassanides : donn?es pour l?histoire et la g?ographie historique. Res orientales, volumen XVII, 2007, pp. 41?53. Bures?sur?Yvette: Groupe pour l??tude de la civilisation du Moyen?Orient. [last ref. taken from http://gandhari.org/a_bibliography.php ] See the bibliography of BOPEARACHCHI at: http://www.osmundbopearachchi.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rsalomon at U.WASHINGTON.EDU Fri Sep 14 22:57:24 2012 From: rsalomon at U.WASHINGTON.EDU (Richard Salomon) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 12 15:57:24 -0700 Subject: Publication announcement: Gandharan Buddhist Reliquaries Message-ID: <161227097252.23782.6961151629738086989.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> The following book, just released, may be of interest to some list members. It is the first volume of a new series entitled Gandharan Studies, supplementary to the University of Washington Press's Gandharan Buddhist Texts series: David Jongeward, Elizabeth Errington, Richard Salomon, and Stefan Baums. Gandharan Buddhist Reliquaries. Seattle: Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project (distributed by University of Washington Press). -R. Salomon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christellebarois at WANADOO.FR Fri Sep 14 18:54:24 2012 From: christellebarois at WANADOO.FR (=?utf-8?Q?Christ=C3=A8le_Barois?=) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 12 20:54:24 +0200 Subject: Request / Paper of H. Brunner Message-ID: <161227097249.23782.5136411442607632193.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear members of the list, Impossible to find my print version of the paper of H?l?ne Brunner : ? The Four Padas of Saivagamas ?, The journal of oriental research, Madras - Dr. S.S. Janaki Felicitation Volume, vol. 56-72 (1986-92), p. 260-278. I would be very grateful if someone could send to me a pdf. copy of this paper. Many thanks by advance and best wishes, Chr. Barois -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wujastyk at GMAIL.COM Fri Sep 14 23:34:25 2012 From: wujastyk at GMAIL.COM (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 12 00:34:25 +0100 Subject: Fwd: text of old recording from India In-Reply-To: <918375014CBFEF4EA357F3731EA11A8FB50E6B@w07exdb2.oeaw.ads> Message-ID: <161227097255.23782.17891203359420925198.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Forwarded query. Please address replies to Ulla Remmer < Ulla.Remmer at assoc.oeaw.ac.at> (and CC the indology list) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Remmer, Ulla Date: 14 September 2012 15:19 Subject: text of old recording from India To: INDOLOGYCOMMITTEE at liverpool.ac.uk Dear members of the Indology list, can anybody help me with a translation of the following text? We have an old recording of this song here in the Phonogramm-Archiv of Vienna. It was recorded in 1905 in Varanasi and sung by Madhus?dan Ke?ava Jo??. On the protocol it is described as "Maratti-Song". But is it Marathi at all? Best wishes, Ulla Remmer avalo kita madhum?sa nava?r? yetamah??vet?h? ha?sakanyak? savesakh?ccya h?sata bolata k??h??? tijal? maini?at? s??gej? ?nakopudartiva Mag. Dr. Ulla Remmer c/o Phonogrammarchiv of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Liebiggasse 5 1010 Wien Austria ulla.remmer at assoc.oeaw.ac.at -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wujastyk at GMAIL.COM Sat Sep 15 08:04:52 2012 From: wujastyk at GMAIL.COM (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 12 09:04:52 +0100 Subject: Fwd: [INDOLOGY] text of old recording from India In-Reply-To: <19D8C11D-CAE8-4F41-8D99-CC3BE385BEFE@mail.ubc.ca> Message-ID: <161227097258.23782.9567950576578506535.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ashok Aklujkar Date: 15 September 2012 06:33 Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] text of old recording from India To: Dominik Wujastyk Dear Dominik, Somehow my message below does not seem to have appeared on the Indology Liverpool forum. Will you kindly post it for me? Thanks and best wishes. -- ashok On 2012-09-14, Remmer, Ulla asked: >can anybody help me with a translation of the following text? We have an old recording of this song here in the Phonogramm-Archiv of Vienna. It was recorded in 1905 in Varanasi and sung by Madhus?dan Ke?ava Jo??. On the protocol it is described as "Maratti-Song". But is it Marathi at all?< The language is definitely Marathi (full of Skt words). The transcription needs to be improved, especially in the area of separating the words. I suggest the improvements I can easily think of. For others, the original musst be heard and the context must be known, and one must have more time (which I do not have at present). The transcription provided: avalo kita madhum?sa nava?r? yetamah??vet?h? ha?sakanyak? savesakh?ccya h?sata bolata k??h??? tijal? maini?at? s??gej? ?nakopudartiva I would suggest: avalokita madhu-m?sa-nava?r? yeta mah??vet? h? "Observing the fresh beauty of the month of Caitra, here comes Mahaa-;svetaa (or resplendently fair/white as an adjective of the next word) ha?sakanyak? save sakh?cya h?sata bolata k??h??? The daughter of Ha.msa (or a swan), along with (her) friends, laughing (or smiling) and saying something tijal? maini?at? [= maitri.na tii ?] s??ge j?.una kopudartiva [= ?] Going near her, the friend [?] conveys xxx If Mahaa-;svetaa is used as a proper name, the song may have something to do with the story in Baa.na's Kaadambarii. As I recall, there was an opera composed by Mr. Govinda-r?o .Tembe titled Mahaa-;svetaa, but I do not know if it is as old as 1905. ashok aklujkar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chris_gibbons at ME.COM Sun Sep 16 00:25:48 2012 From: chris_gibbons at ME.COM (CHRISTOPHER GIBBONS) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 12 10:25:48 +1000 Subject: Studies on vidhi- Message-ID: <161227097261.23782.12604256144019359520.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear List, Greetings. I have two questions and would be grateful to anyone who can help. (1) Can anyone recommend any good study/studies on the meanings of vidhi-? The use in MBh 12.290.2 appears to connote "method" but I suspect its scope is wider here. (2) I have found only the review by J. Whitakar of T. Proferes' 2007 publication "Vedic Ideals of Sovereignty and the Poetics of Power". Does anyone know of any other review(s) on this work? Thank you kindly, Chris Gibbons PhD Candidate School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics University of Queensland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaels.axel at GOOGLEMAIL.COM Sun Sep 16 09:29:51 2012 From: michaels.axel at GOOGLEMAIL.COM (Axel Michaels) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 12 11:29:51 +0200 Subject: Advanced Course in Spoken Sanskrit in Goa: 11th Feb. - 1st Mar. 2013 Message-ID: <161227097264.23782.14043082547452116825.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> >From 11th Feb. - 1st Mar. 2013 the Department of Classical Indology, Heidelberg University is organizing an Advanced Course in Spoken Sanskrit The course will be taught by Dr. Sadanada Das (Leipzig University, Germany) who has been conducting courses on spoken Sanskrit since two decades including every year the Summer School in Spoken Sanskrit in Heidelberg. The venue of the Advanced Course in Spoken Sanskrit is ??dvala - Center for Sanskrit Studies in Goa (India) The maximum strength of the course is limited to seven participants. Course fee is 400 Euro and accommodation charges are 290 Euro (21 days, from 10th Feb. - 2nd Mar. 2013, incl. vegetarian meals and refreshments) Applications should reach us by 31st Oct. 2012. More information and application form is available here: http://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/abt/IND/en/aktuelles/advanced.php Prof. Dr. Axel Michaels Director Excellence Cluster "Asia and Europe in a Global Context", Sprecher des SFB 619 ("Ritualdynamik") Universit?t Heidelberg, S?dasien-Institut, Im Neuenheimer Feld 330, D-69120 Heidelberg Tel. +49-6221-548917 / Fax +49-6221-546338 http://www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de/ -- www.ritualdynamik.uni-hd.de -- http://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/abt/IND/index.html Emails: sek-michaels at uni-heidelberg.de (SAI office) -- Axel.Michaels at urz.uni-heidelberg.de (official and personal) -- michaels at asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de (Cluster mail) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vanessa.sasson at MCGILL.CA Sun Sep 16 12:43:57 2012 From: vanessa.sasson at MCGILL.CA (Vanessa Sasson, Dr.) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 12 12:43:57 +0000 Subject: hinduism film recommendations Message-ID: <161227097266.23782.17428688277061172499.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear colleagues, I am looking for a few new film recommendations for my Introduction to Hinduism course. I am embarrassed to admit that I still use the "Long Search Series" (which I love dearly), but our institutional copy is nearing the end of its life and I am certain that much better films have been produced since the 1970's! I don't use films very much and Hinduism is not actually my specialty, so I am very much out of the loop on this topic. The H-Buddhism list recently had a wonderful online conversation about good films to use for Buddhism courses and we compiled an extensive list of useful resources. I am hoping a similar phenomenon might take place here. I would be happy to compile all the recommendations that circulate as a result of this query and send them to the list. Sincerely, Vanessa R. Sasson Religious Studies Marianopolis College -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From james_fitzgerald at BROWN.EDU Sun Sep 16 17:22:37 2012 From: james_fitzgerald at BROWN.EDU (Fitzgerald, James) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 12 13:22:37 -0400 Subject: hinduism film recommendations In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097272.23782.11493057357741436799.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> The idea of a list of such films is an excellent one. A wonderful classic is "The God with a Green Face" which centers upon a Kathakali performance of the Ramayana in Kerala. Besides providing many insights into the training and techniques of this performance tradition, the film provides one of the most compelling representations of bhakti on the visual record, especially in the look on the face of the young tabla player in the course of the performance. Unfortunately, copies of the film are now scarce (and in bad shape) and something needs to be done to digitize a decent copy before they have all disappeared. (Sorry to say I do not have one.) Many years ago I successfully tracked down the man who made the film, but he had no copies and no longer knew where any might be. Jim Fitzgerald -- James L. Fitzgerald Das Professor of Sanskrit Department of Classics Brown University On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Vanessa Sasson, Dr. < vanessa.sasson at mcgill.ca> wrote: > Dear colleagues,**** > > ** ** > > I am looking for a few new film recommendations for my Introduction to > Hinduism course. I am embarrassed to admit that I still use the ?Long > Search Series? (which I love dearly), but our institutional copy is nearing > the end of its life and I am certain that much better films have been > produced since the 1970?s! I don?t use films very much and Hinduism is not > actually my specialty, so I am very much out of the loop on this topic. The > H-Buddhism list recently had a wonderful online conversation about good > films to use for Buddhism courses and we compiled an extensive list of > useful resources. I am hoping a similar phenomenon might take place here. I > would be happy to compile all the recommendations that circulate as a > result of this query and send them to the list.**** > > ** ** > > Sincerely,**** > > ** ** > > Vanessa R. Sasson**** > > Religious Studies**** > > Marianopolis College**** > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU Sun Sep 16 13:35:17 2012 From: mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU (Matthew Kapstein) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 12 13:35:17 +0000 Subject: hinduism film recommendations In-Reply-To: <874170DD8E9303449A381770C0E8C26F1BC0D581@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <161227097269.23782.9911980490536023877.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Vanessa, Thank you for the fine idea of compiling a list of documentaries on Hinduism. Here are a few starters: Dans les brumes de Majuli about the monastic communities in Assam founded by the 15th c. bhakti teacher Sankaradeva is excellent, though I don't know if an English version is yet available. Between the Lines is a superb documentary on the hijras (transvestites and eunuchs) of the Bombay area, with some very good coverage of the religious aspects of their world Staal's Altar of Fire, now almost 40 years old, may still be recommended to introduce aspects of Brahmanical traditions. I look forward to seeing others' suggestions. Matthew Matthew Kapstein Directeur d'?tudes, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, The University of Chicago ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jwn3y at CMS.MAIL.VIRGINIA.EDU Sun Sep 16 22:57:40 2012 From: jwn3y at CMS.MAIL.VIRGINIA.EDU (John William Nemec) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 12 18:57:40 -0400 Subject: hinduism film recommendations In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097277.23782.4381185157911513205.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> *The Story of India* is a nice series. I have not used it in classes, but enjoyed it very much. There is also the film on Tantra recommended by James Mallinson on this list some time ago. I bought that film and found it enthralling, though the scene involving cannibalism was haunting. On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:29:09 +0000 "Slouber, Michael J." wrote: >Dear Vanessa and colleagues, > >*The Story of India* has been recommended to me several times, but I have only seen the trailer. It looks very promising. Here is a link: . > >Michael Slouber >Visiting Assistant Professor >Religious Studies >St. Mary's College of Maryland >http://garudam.info > >On Sep 16, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Vanessa Sasson, Dr. wrote: > >Dear colleagues, > >I am looking for a few new film recommendations for my Introduction to Hinduism course. I am embarrassed to admit that I still use the ?Long Search Series? (which I love dearly), but our institutional copy is nearing the end of its life and I am certain that much better films have been produced since the 1970?s! I don?t use films very much and Hinduism is not actually my specialty, so I am very much out of the loop on this topic. The H-Buddhism list recently had a wonderful online conversation about good films to use for Buddhism courses and we compiled an extensive list of useful resources. I am hoping a similar phenomenon might take place here. I would be happy to compile all the recommendations that circulate as a result of this query and send them to the list. > >Sincerely, > >Vanessa R. Sasson >Religious Studies >Marianopolis College __________________________________ John Nemec, Ph.D. Associate Professor Indian Religions and South Asian Studies Dept. of Religious Studies University of Virginia 323 Gibson Hall / 1540 Jefferson Park Avenue Charlottesville, VA 22904 (USA) nemec at virginia.edu +1-434-924-6716 From mjslouber at SMCM.EDU Sun Sep 16 22:29:09 2012 From: mjslouber at SMCM.EDU (Slouber, Michael J.) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 12 22:29:09 +0000 Subject: hinduism film recommendations In-Reply-To: <874170DD8E9303449A381770C0E8C26F1BC0D581@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <161227097274.23782.9477057975822415822.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Vanessa and colleagues, *The Story of India* has been recommended to me several times, but I have only seen the trailer. It looks very promising. Here is a link: . Michael Slouber Visiting Assistant Professor Religious Studies St. Mary's College of Maryland http://garudam.info On Sep 16, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Vanessa Sasson, Dr. wrote: Dear colleagues, I am looking for a few new film recommendations for my Introduction to Hinduism course. I am embarrassed to admit that I still use the ?Long Search Series? (which I love dearly), but our institutional copy is nearing the end of its life and I am certain that much better films have been produced since the 1970?s! I don?t use films very much and Hinduism is not actually my specialty, so I am very much out of the loop on this topic. The H-Buddhism list recently had a wonderful online conversation about good films to use for Buddhism courses and we compiled an extensive list of useful resources. I am hoping a similar phenomenon might take place here. I would be happy to compile all the recommendations that circulate as a result of this query and send them to the list. Sincerely, Vanessa R. Sasson Religious Studies Marianopolis College From elizabeth.rohlman at UCALGARY.CA Mon Sep 17 17:27:22 2012 From: elizabeth.rohlman at UCALGARY.CA (Elizabeth M. Rohlman) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 12 11:27:22 -0600 Subject: hinduism film recommendations In-Reply-To: <874170DD8E9303449A381770C0E8C26F1BC0D581@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA > Message-ID: <161227097281.23782.11575858081370396068.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Vanessa (et al), I'd recommend two trilogies that I've used very successfully: 1. Sadhus: India's Holy Men (Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1995). I break the trilogy up and use it across three different courses, but they would certainly work well in a single introductory course. 2. Pleasing God (Harvard Films, 1985) includes three installments: "Loving Krishna," "Sons of Siva," and "Serpent Mother." The three films are not of equal quality (Loving Krishna is definitley the best of the lot). But I like that they are all shot in the same Bengali village, and so give a snapshot of three different bhakta communities in the same regional and cultural context. Cheers, Beth -- Elizabeth M. Rohlman Assistant Professor Department of Religious Studies University of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4 Phone: (403) 220-3287 Fax: (403) 210-9191 From mbjones at UTEXAS.EDU Mon Sep 17 16:27:24 2012 From: mbjones at UTEXAS.EDU (Michael Brattus Jones) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 12 11:27:24 -0500 Subject: Call for Papers for Grads Message-ID: <161227097279.23782.1648167184317778826.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear List, I have been asked to pass along this call for papers for SAGAR, the South Asian Graduate Research Journal here at the University of Texas at Austin. Thank you, Michael B. Jones *CALL FOR PAPERS* *Sagar *seeks innovative academic writings on the history, society, culture, literature, religion, economics, technology and media of South Asia. The journal was established in 1993 and is published annually online and in print by The South Asia Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. As of August 2012, we have made the transition to peer-reviewed status. Submissions are now coordinated by an editorial collective of UT graduate students and blindly evaluated by an editorial board of advanced scholars in the field. In addition to continuing to publish full-length research articles of the highest quality, we are pleased to introduce two new features in our 2013 issue. For the first, we seek original translations of fiction and non-fiction prose and poetry from South Asian languages to English. For the second, we request response essays of 1500 words or less that consider single texts. Guidelines on length and formatting are provided below. With the introduction of these new elements, *Sagar *will allow scholars of South Asia to experiment with new styles of writing. Our translation feature will familiarize scholars of particular linguistic regions of South Asia to new literatures, both popular and literary. Such exposure will facilitate comparison, perhaps drawing out common currents in the literatures of South Asia. For the English language reader, this feature will showcase writings outside the commonly translated canons of South Asian literature. Our second new feature, the response essay, will allow for continuous reflection on images, speeches, exhibits, performances, architecture, songs, and the like. Here, we are not looking for responses to scholarly writings (i.e. book reviews); rather, we encourage scholars to venture outside their areas of specialization, to intervene with timely responses to current events, or take the first steps along the way to future scholarly projects. In all cases, we encourage writings that are theoretically driven and empirically grounded and take advantage of our online format through hyperlinks, color images, and embedded video and audio. *Guidelines for Submission:* We accept submissions for our annual issues every September and response pieces for online publication throughout the year. Manuscripts should follow the 16th edition of *The Chicago Manual of Style.* Entire essays, including block quotations and notes, should be double-spaced. Remove any identifying information so that submission is suitable for anonymous review. *(1) Full-length research articles*: Full-length-articles should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words and should include a one-paragraph article abstract. *(2) Original translations:* Translations should be between 3,000 and 6,000 words and should be preceded by a 300-600 word introduction that contextualizes the text or excerpt. *(3) Response essays:* Responses should be 1500 words or less, and where applicable should include an image or recording of the work to which you are responding. Please submit electronic copies of papers saved as Microsoft Word file. Send electronic manuscripts and/or questions to sagarjournal at gmail.com. All submissions for inclusion in the 2013 issue are due by September 30th, 2012. The new Sagar website is http://sagarjournal.wordpress.com/. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lnelson at SANDIEGO.EDU Mon Sep 17 21:39:51 2012 From: lnelson at SANDIEGO.EDU (Lance Nelson) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 12 21:39:51 +0000 Subject: hinduism film recommendations In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097284.23782.4541674233227677847.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Colleagues, One of my favorites, though now a tad dated, is the BBC film "The Fourth Stage," which documents the deliberations of a retired Deccan Herald editor as he tries to decide whether he should follow a family tradition and take samnyasa in his old age. Included is his pilgrimage to Srngeri (where he has an interview the Sankaracarya) and Banaras (where he observes a ritual initiation into samnyasa), as well as a fascinating discussion with his family ("We're all against your idea!). Now available on DVD. See: http://www.southasia.wisc.edu/films/fourth.html Regards, Lance ______________________________ Lance Nelson Theology & Religious Studies University of San Diego From hermantull at GMAIL.COM Tue Sep 18 02:37:47 2012 From: hermantull at GMAIL.COM (Herman Tull) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 12 22:37:47 -0400 Subject: hinduism film recommendations In-Reply-To: <6E4B18354AC53D47A827103A3DD70EC83C879CF1@Hansolo.ad.sandiego.edu> Message-ID: <161227097286.23782.3616911160739091434.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> This discussion, I am afraid, reveals that we a bit out of touch. Along those lines, I was trying to remember the name "Forest of Bliss," and so did a quick google search for "Varanasi documentaries." A stunning array of films appeared, many available on you tube, and many apparently made by young film makers. Also, not on the plane of a documentary, but the most successful film showing I ever had in a South Asian studies class was the 1975 film "Jai Santoshi Maa." I intended to show just a bit of it, but the students were captivated, and so we watched the entire film. It also led to a tremendous discussion... Herman Tull Princeton, NJ -----Original Message----- From: Lance Nelson Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 5:39 PM To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] hinduism film recommendations Colleagues, One of my favorites, though now a tad dated, is the BBC film "The Fourth Stage," which documents the deliberations of a retired Deccan Herald editor as he tries to decide whether he should follow a family tradition and take samnyasa in his old age. Included is his pilgrimage to Srngeri (where he has an interview the Sankaracarya) and Banaras (where he observes a ritual initiation into samnyasa), as well as a fascinating discussion with his family ("We're all against your idea!). Now available on DVD. See: http://www.southasia.wisc.edu/films/fourth.html Regards, Lance ______________________________ Lance Nelson Theology & Religious Studies University of San Diego From vglyssenko at YANDEX.RU Tue Sep 18 02:52:49 2012 From: vglyssenko at YANDEX.RU (Viktoria Lyssenko) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 12 06:52:49 +0400 Subject: film recommendation Message-ID: <161227097288.23782.10325848505434056638.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> I would like to mention a very good film series (12 documentaries) in English and French entitled L'Inde des jours & des hommes/ Daily life & people in India. A golden mine of visual information about India and Hinduism! Victoria Lysenko Head, Department of Oriental Philosophies Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences From tatiana.oranskaia at UNI-HAMBURG.DE Tue Sep 18 07:10:09 2012 From: tatiana.oranskaia at UNI-HAMBURG.DE (tatiana.oranskaia) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 12 09:10:09 +0200 Subject: hinduism film recommendations In-Reply-To: <6E4B18354AC53D47A827103A3DD70EC83C879CF1@Hansolo.ad.sandiego.edu> Message-ID: <161227097291.23782.6116743183010828135.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear colleagues, sorry if the film "Vari - an Indian Pilgrimage" by the great ethnologist Guenther Sontheimer and Henning Stegmueller (1989 http://www.onlinefilm.org/de_DE/film/51112) has already been mentioned during this exchange of information. It is one of the most fascinating and moving - in the best sense of the word - documentaries I have ever seen. Best wishes Tatiana -- Prof. Dr. Tatiana Oranskaia Abteilung f?r Kultur und Geschichte Indiens und Tibets Asien-Afrika-Institut Universit?t Hamburg Alsterterrasse 1 20534 Hamburg Tel.: 040 42838 3387/85 Fax: 040 42838 6944 tatiana.oranskaia at uni-hamburg.de Zitat von Lance Nelson : > Colleagues, > > One of my favorites, though now a tad dated, is the BBC film "The > Fourth Stage," which documents the deliberations of a retired Deccan > Herald editor as he tries to decide whether he should follow a > family tradition and take samnyasa in his old age. Included is his > pilgrimage to Srngeri (where he has an interview the Sankaracarya) > and Banaras (where he observes a ritual initiation into samnyasa), > as well as a fascinating discussion with his family ("We're all > against your idea!). Now available on DVD. See: > > http://www.southasia.wisc.edu/films/fourth.html > > Regards, > > Lance > ______________________________ > Lance Nelson > Theology & Religious Studies > University of San Diego > From raphael.voix at GMAIL.COM Tue Sep 18 08:15:15 2012 From: raphael.voix at GMAIL.COM (Raphael Voix) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 12 10:15:15 +0200 Subject: hinduism film recommendations In-Reply-To: <20120918091009.17372zmmy06v25ap@webmail.rrz.uni-hamburg.de> Message-ID: <161227097293.23782.7158733037524003657.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Colleagues, Here are two films that I use quite often in the introductory courses I teach on Hinduism : The Wages of Action, Religion in a Hindu village, a great film on popular hinduism in a village of Uttar Pradesh. It is easily divided into different section, which is useful when teaching. The classical (and marvelous) Satyajit Ray's Devi, The Godess, that find it very good to illustrate darsana. All the best, Rapha?l Voix Le 18 sept. 2012 ? 09:10, tatiana.oranskaia a ?crit : Dear colleagues, sorry if the film "Vari - an Indian Pilgrimage" by the great ethnologist Guenther Sontheimer and Henning Stegmueller (1989 http://www.onlinefilm.org/de_DE/film/51112) has already been mentioned during this exchange of information. It is one of the most fascinating and moving - in the best sense of the word - documentaries I have ever seen. Best wishes Tatiana -- Prof. Dr. Tatiana Oranskaia Abteilung f?r Kultur und Geschichte Indiens und Tibets Asien-Afrika-Institut Universit?t Hamburg Alsterterrasse 1 20534 Hamburg Tel.: 040 42838 3387/85 Fax: 040 42838 6944 tatiana.oranskaia at uni-hamburg.de Zitat von Lance Nelson : > Colleagues, > > One of my favorites, though now a tad dated, is the BBC film "The Fourth Stage," which documents the deliberations of a retired Deccan Herald editor as he tries to decide whether he should follow a family tradition and take samnyasa in his old age. Included is his pilgrimage to Srngeri (where he has an interview the Sankaracarya) and Banaras (where he observes a ritual initiation into samnyasa), as well as a fascinating discussion with his family ("We're all against your idea!). Now available on DVD. See: > > http://www.southasia.wisc.edu/films/fourth.html > > Regards, > > Lance > ______________________________ > Lance Nelson > Theology & Religious Studies > University of San Diego > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From utkragh at HUM.KU.DK Tue Sep 18 21:15:02 2012 From: utkragh at HUM.KU.DK (Ulrich T. Kragh) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 12 23:15:02 +0200 Subject: Studies on vidhi- In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097296.23782.13985599910071983128.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Chris Gibbons wrote: >Can anyone recommend any good study/studies on the meanings of vidhi-? The use in MBh 12.290.2 appears to connote "method" but I suspect its scope is wider here. Chris, I have not looked up the MBh passage you mentioned, but in general vidhi has two related meanings, as far as I know. On the one hand, in Vedic sacrificial literature, such as the Brahmanas and Srautasutras, the noun vidhi denotes sentences written in the optative mood, giving direction on how to perform Vedic ritual, e.g., "the mantra should be repeated three times." You can read about this usage in Jan Gonda's book "Vedic Literature (Samhitas and Brahmanas)" in the series called A History of Indian Literature, vol. 1.1 (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1975), pp. 324 and 340. See also Gonda's book "The Ritual Sutras", likewise in the series A History of Indian Literature, vol. 1.2 (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1977), pp. 497-498. On the other hand, there exist numerous texts in later Indian literature of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism with the word vidhi in the text's title, where vidhi simply means "ritual", for example Visnu-puja-vidhi ("Ritual for venerating Visnu"), Abhiseka-vidhi ("Initiation Ritual"), or Vivaha-vidhi ("Wedding Ritual"). I have not seen any broader study or description of the genre, but for examples of such text-titles try to do a search for vidhi on the Nepal-German Manuscript Cataloging Project's homepage (16.619 manuscripts containing the word vidhi in the title): http://catalogue.ngmcp.uni-hamburg.de/titlelist with a search for %vidhi% (the percentage marks create a wildcard search before and after the search word). With best regards, Tim Dr. Ulrich Timme Kragh IIAS, Leiden University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karp at UW.EDU.PL Tue Sep 18 21:56:51 2012 From: karp at UW.EDU.PL (Artur Karp) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 12 23:56:51 +0200 Subject: hinduism film recommendations In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097299.23782.9385132368446376137.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> 2012/9/18 Artur Karp : Not a film --- but a novel about the Indian film industry and its super-heroes. Contains six mock screenplays. Shashi Tharoor's "Show Business". http://tinyurl.com/8e8dbfx Regards, Artur Karp University of Warsaw From tccahill at LOYNO.EDU Wed Sep 19 14:36:46 2012 From: tccahill at LOYNO.EDU (Tim Cahill) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 12 09:36:46 -0500 Subject: videos on Hinduism Message-ID: <161227097308.23782.6500701792895312938.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Dominik and all, A list of about 30 films with short descriptions can be found here: http://www.montclair.edu/RISA/biblio/b-filmSurveyCrs.html These were compiled by Jack E. Llewellyn, Missouri State University, from contributions to the Religions in South Asia list. One video that my students have found useful is by Kesang Tseten: On the road with the red god: MACHHENDRANATH (75 minutes) This documentary shows the rowdy, interreligious side of the rath yatra, along with the touching story of a Newari Buddhist priest who was separated from his mother as a baby. This is tied to the traditional narrative of the theft of a god from a demoness to save the Kathmandu Valley. Kapil Muni's ritual duties include warding off the goddess once a year as she tries to recover her son. I'd like to echo the call for using contemporary videos, especially from Youtube. As an example, colleagues on another list pointed me to a clip from a Telugu classic (N.T. Ramarao) that depicts R?va?a propitiating ?iva with a gut-wrenching performance. It complements the readings we've done very well, and it gets across in 5-6 minutes, just how arduous tapas was imagined to be: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7yLmE6eOUs Or search in Youtube for: Seeta Rama Kalyanam Part - 3 best, Tim Cahill Loyola University From wujastyk at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 19 08:45:52 2012 From: wujastyk at GMAIL.COM (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 12 09:45:52 +0100 Subject: hinduism film recommendations In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097301.23782.14970928337880057693.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> How about someone putting all this valuable information together in the INDOLOGY FAQ ? No password required (in spite of what the help texts currently say). Best, Dominik On 18 September 2012 22:56, Artur Karp wrote: > 2012/9/18 Artur Karp : > Not a film --- but a novel about the Indian film industry and its > super-heroes. Contains six mock screenplays. > > Shashi Tharoor's "Show Business". > > http://tinyurl.com/8e8dbfx > > Regards, > > Artur Karp > > University of Warsaw > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU Wed Sep 19 14:12:14 2012 From: mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU (Matthew Kapstein) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 12 14:12:14 +0000 Subject: article request Message-ID: <161227097305.23782.17175441761300367662.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Might any of you have a handy pdf of Helmut Tauscher, Tanjur Fragments from the Manuscript Collection at Ta pho Monastery. Sambandhapariksa with Its Commentaries Vrtti and Tika EW 44/1 (1994): pp. 173ff.? with thanks in advance for your kind assistance, Matthew Matthew Kapstein Directeur d'?tudes, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, The University of Chicago -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU Wed Sep 19 15:01:39 2012 From: mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU (Matthew Kapstein) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 12 15:01:39 +0000 Subject: article received Message-ID: <161227097310.23782.4054531075183863126.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> thanks to Benjamin Fleming for his instant reply! Matthew Kapstein Directeur d'?tudes, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, The University of Chicago From wujastyk at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 19 20:45:09 2012 From: wujastyk at GMAIL.COM (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 12 21:45:09 +0100 Subject: Fwd: Open Rank Position in South Asian Literature and Culture at Duke University In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097312.23782.2551282495023170232.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Prof Laurie Patton, Ph.D. Date: 19 September 2012 21:05 Subject: Open Rank Position in South Asian Literature and Culture at Duke University ** ** Colleagues, I am delighted to pass this notice of an open-rank position at Duke on to you and hope that you will circulate appropriately.**** Laurie L. Patton**** Professor of Religion**** Dean, Arts and Sciences**** Duke University**** 104 Allen Building**** Durham, NC 27705**** PH: 919.684.4510**** FX:919.684.8503 **** Position in South Asian Literature and Culture **** The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, invites applications for an open rank position in South Asian Literature and Culture, effective Fall 2013. Native or near-native fluency in at least one South Asian language is required. The area of specialization is open, but we are particularly interested in candidates working in areas of cultural studies, film and visual culture, gender and religion, empire studies, and popular culture. We welcome scholars in multi-disciplinary or interdisciplinary research. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses in her/his area of expertise. The PhD degree is required. Applications for junior candidates should include a curriculum vitae, writing sample, and three letters of recommendation. For senior applicants, please provide the names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least three scholars who can provide academic references. Complete application received by November 12, 2012, will be given full consideration. Applications should be submitted through Interfolio at: http://www.interfolio.com/apply/ 15778. Additional information may be obtained from Mindy Marcus < mmarcus at duke.edu>. Duke University is Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer.**** ** ** **** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suresh.kolichala at GMAIL.COM Fri Sep 21 12:28:26 2012 From: suresh.kolichala at GMAIL.COM (Suresh Kolichala) Date: Fri, 21 Sep 12 08:28:26 -0400 Subject: N=?UTF-8?Q?=C4=81n=C4=81gh=C4=81t?= inscription In-Reply-To: <9313C2AA-CAEA-4F9D-AE96-D76D5D38FD1D@gmail.com> Message-ID: <161227097321.23782.7711783977811109501.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> N?n?gh?t cave (probably N??egh??; N??e=coin) is in the western ghats of Maharashtra. Many aspects of N??egh?t inscription, for that matter of the Satavahanas, are still unsettled. However, many consider the Nanaghat inscription now to be belonging to the late 1st Century BCE, as S. Chattopadyaya (1974:35) writes "Nanaghat record is palaeographically later than the Besnagar inscription of Heliodoros of c. 100 BC [...]" However, more investigation and further discussion on the issues related to the chronology and origin of the Satavahanas is clearly a desideratum. As Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya (2004:30) remarks "[...] coins from the Amaravathi hoard, the recently discovered Veerapuram (Kurnool dist. of Andhra Pradesh) coins, stray coins from Duvvuru-Athreru or from Vaddamanu -- may date back to the mauryan period. [...] At sites like Kotilingala in Karimnagar dist. and Veerapuram in Kurnool dist. both in Andhra Pradesh, inscribed coins seem to succeed uninscribed coins." Furthermore, he notes(223p.): "[the] distribution pattern of [the Satavahana coins] would indicate the presence of segments of the Satavahana *kula *in the different areas of the Deccan before the thrust towards western Deccan where the early records of the imperial family are located." As John C. Huntington once remarked, Andhra archaeology is a vast and mostly closed book waiting to be read. Regards, Suresh. Atlanta, GA. On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 4:24 AM, Francois Voegeli < francois.voegeli at gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Members of the List, > > In 1883, B?hler edited and translated an inscription found in the N?n?gh?t > cave (Andhra Pradesh) in the Archaeological Survey of Western India, Vol. > V, pp. 59?74. > On the basis of epigraphic evidence, B?hler concluded that this > inscription was incised between 200 and 150 BC (op. cit. p. 73). > Has this dating been challenged since? > Also, has any secondary literature on this inscription been produced after > B?hler's paper and where can I find it? > > Many thanks in advance, > > > Dr Fran?ois Voegel > > Senior FNS Researcher > Institut d'Arch?ologie et des Sciences de l'Antiquit? > Anthropole, bureau 4018 > Facult? des Lettres > Universit? de Lausanne > CH-1015 Lausanne > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rsalomon at U.WASHINGTON.EDU Fri Sep 21 17:15:49 2012 From: rsalomon at U.WASHINGTON.EDU (Richard Salomon) Date: Fri, 21 Sep 12 10:15:49 -0700 Subject: N=?utf-8?Q?=C4=81n=C4=81gh=C4=81t?= inscript ion Message-ID: <161227097327.23782.9195224469525975533.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> There has been very little study of this inscription since Bu:hler's edition. But D.C. Sircar re-edited it in Select Inscriptions vol. 1, pp. 192-197 (with a few references to other sources) and dated it to "second half of first century B.C." (Sircar generally tended to give later dates than most other epigraphists for early inscriptions.) I believe that the date of this inscription has also been discussed by V.V. Mirashi, The History and Inscriptions of the Satavahanas and Western Kshatrapas, but I don't have a copy at hand. Probably Ajay Mitra Shastri has also talked about this in some of his historical publications. R. Salomon ----- Original Message ----- From: Francois Voegeli To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 1:24 AM Subject: [INDOLOGY] N?n?gh?t inscription Dear Members of the List, In 1883, B?hler edited and translated an inscription found in the N?n?gh?t cave (Andhra Pradesh) in the Archaeological Survey of Western India, Vol. V, pp. 59?74. On the basis of epigraphic evidence, B?hler concluded that this inscription was incised between 200 and 150 BC (op. cit. p. 73). Has this dating been challenged since? Also, has any secondary literature on this inscription been produced after B?hler's paper and where can I find it? Many thanks in advance, Dr Fran?ois Voegel Senior FNS Researcher Institut d'Arch?ologie et des Sciences de l'Antiquit? Anthropole, bureau 4018 Facult? des Lettres Universit? de Lausanne CH-1015 Lausanne -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From francois.voegeli at GMAIL.COM Fri Sep 21 08:24:51 2012 From: francois.voegeli at GMAIL.COM (Francois Voegeli) Date: Fri, 21 Sep 12 10:24:51 +0200 Subject: N=?utf-8?Q?=C4=81n=C4=81gh=C4=81t?= inscription Message-ID: <161227097316.23782.16305845266976633804.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Members of the List, In 1883, B?hler edited and translated an inscription found in the N?n?gh?t cave (Andhra Pradesh) in the Archaeological Survey of Western India, Vol. V, pp. 59?74. On the basis of epigraphic evidence, B?hler concluded that this inscription was incised between 200 and 150 BC (op. cit. p. 73). Has this dating been challenged since? Also, has any secondary literature on this inscription been produced after B?hler's paper and where can I find it? Many thanks in advance, Dr Fran?ois Voegel Senior FNS Researcher Institut d'Arch?ologie et des Sciences de l'Antiquit? Anthropole, bureau 4018 Facult? des Lettres Universit? de Lausanne CH-1015 Lausanne -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alanus1216 at YAHOO.COM Fri Sep 21 20:19:53 2012 From: alanus1216 at YAHOO.COM (Allen Thrasher) Date: Fri, 21 Sep 12 13:19:53 -0700 Subject: simple work on Vyakarana for non-specialists Message-ID: <161227097333.23782.5421049496285918040.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> I have a friend who teaches English grammar in a correspondence school.? I would like to give him a notion of the glories of? the Sanskrit grammatical tradition.? Can someone recommend a good sketch for someone with no indological background of how Paninian grammar works, and of the tradition of grammar and philosophical grammar after him?? I am thinking of something of the length of a chapter in a book or a pamphlet. Thanks, Allen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrew.ollett at GMAIL.COM Fri Sep 21 17:42:48 2012 From: andrew.ollett at GMAIL.COM (Andrew Ollett) Date: Fri, 21 Sep 12 13:42:48 -0400 Subject: N=?UTF-8?Q?=C4=81n=C4=81gh=C4=81t?= inscript ion In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097330.23782.9638365121939672154.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> This inscription is no. 3 (pp. 5-16) in Mirashi's book (which Richard Salomon referred to). He accepts B?hler's dating. Mirashi rejects the argument that Suresh Kolichala referred to (about the N??egh?? inscription being paleographically later than the Besnagar pillar inscription of Heliodorus) on p. 5 of part I ("Palaeographic evidence is not quite reliable when the distance in time is not large"). I happen to have Ajay Mitra Shastri's "Age of the S?tav?hanas" here, and in his article (p. 24-25) he suggests that the N??egh?? inscription was put up by Vedi?r? during or after the reign of his father S?takar?i I (whom Shastri dates to 12BC-AD44). andrew On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Richard Salomon wrote: > ** > There has been very little study of this inscription since Bu:hler's > edition. But D.C. Sircar re-edited it in Select Inscriptions vol. 1, pp. > 192-197 (with a few references to other sources) and dated it to "second > half of first century B.C." (Sircar generally tended to give later dates > than most other epigraphists for early inscriptions.) > > I believe that the date of this inscription has also been discussed by > V.V. Mirashi, The History and Inscriptions of the Satavahanas and Western > Kshatrapas, but I don't have a copy at hand. Probably Ajay Mitra Shastri > has also talked about this in some of his historical publications. > > R. Salomon > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Francois Voegeli > *To:* INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk > *Sent:* Friday, September 21, 2012 1:24 AM > *Subject:* [INDOLOGY] N?n?gh?t inscription > > Dear Members of the List, > > In 1883, B?hler edited and translated an inscription found in the N?n?gh?t > cave (Andhra Pradesh) in the Archaeological Survey of Western India, Vol. > V, pp. 59?74. > On the basis of epigraphic evidence, B?hler concluded that this > inscription was incised between 200 and 150 BC (op. cit. p. 73). > Has this dating been challenged since? > Also, has any secondary literature on this inscription been produced after > B?hler's paper and where can I find it? > > Many thanks in advance, > > > Dr Fran?ois Voegel > > Senior FNS Researcher > Institut d'Arch?ologie et des Sciences de l'Antiquit? > Anthropole, bureau 4018 > Facult? des Lettres > Universit? de Lausanne > CH-1015 Lausanne > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From venetia.ansell at GMAIL.COM Fri Sep 21 10:44:41 2012 From: venetia.ansell at GMAIL.COM (Venetia Kotamraju) Date: Fri, 21 Sep 12 16:14:41 +0530 Subject: Asian mathematical texts Message-ID: <161227097319.23782.693834878756400123.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear list, A publisher friend of mine is keen to publish an up-to-date and well-produced translation of several of Asia's most important mathematical texts including those from the Sanskrit tradition - please see his notes below for more information. He is looking for experts on these texts from each of the different language traditions. If anyone would be interested in working with him on this project, please let me know and I will put you in touch with him. Best, Venetia The book would be something like an Asian mathematical prequel to *On the Shoulders of Giants ,* which is a collection of the important works (in their entirety, in English) of Newton, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Einstein put together by Stephen Hawking. For the "Asian maths" version I was thinking it would be good to include, at least, Brahmagupta , Bhaskaracharya , Al-Khwarizmi, and Zhu Shijie ; maybe a few more depending on the length of these; and market it similarly, as a sort of collector's edition aimed primarily at Asian math & science professionals. -- Venetia Kotamraju +91 997230 5440 www.rasalabooks.com www.venetiaansell.wordpress.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wujastyk at GMAIL.COM Fri Sep 21 16:34:25 2012 From: wujastyk at GMAIL.COM (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Fri, 21 Sep 12 17:34:25 +0100 Subject: Asian mathematical texts In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097325.23782.10900158445512361015.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Prof. B. V. Subbarayappa did a volume exactly along these lines, but focussing on South Asian materials, in his 1985 book Indian Astronomy: A Source Book Base Primarily on Sanskrit Texts. Dominik Wujastyk On 21 September 2012 11:44, Venetia Kotamraju wrote: > Dear list, > A publisher friend of mine is keen to publish an up-to-date and > well-produced translation of several of Asia's most important mathematical > texts including those from the Sanskrit tradition - please see his notes > below for more information. He is looking for experts on these texts from > each of the different language traditions. > If anyone would be interested in working with him on this project, please > let me know and I will put you in touch with him. > Best, > Venetia > > The book would be something like an Asian mathematical prequel to *On the > Shoulders of Giants > ,* which is a collection of the important works (in their entirety, in > English) of Newton, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Einstein put together > by Stephen Hawking. For the "Asian maths" version I was thinking it would > be good to include, at least, Brahmagupta > , Bhaskaracharya , > Al-Khwarizmi, > and Zhu Shijie ; maybe a few > more depending on the length of these; and market it similarly, as a sort > of collector's edition aimed primarily at Asian math & science > professionals. > > -- > Venetia Kotamraju > +91 997230 5440 > www.rasalabooks.com > www.venetiaansell.wordpress.com > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU Fri Sep 21 20:51:28 2012 From: mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU (Matthew Kapstein) Date: Fri, 21 Sep 12 20:51:28 +0000 Subject: simple work on Vyakarana for non-specialists In-Reply-To: <1348258793.40805.YahooMailNeo@web163005.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <161227097335.23782.18106935043049232900.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Allen, Hmm. This is not easy, but a few things do come to mind: There's a peculiar little book called The Wonder that is Sanskrit, pub. by the Sri Aurobindo Society, that has a chapter on Sanskrit grammar that, despite some flaws, does introduce some majpr features in terms accessible to non-Indologists. Frits Staal's article, "Euclid and Panini," reprinted in his book Universals, is a bit technical, but very good. The comparative dimension is either illuminating or obfuscating, depending on one's background. Bimal Matilal's book The Word and the World, is really on philosophy of language, but includes much on the grammatical traditions. It's a gem beyond price in my view - one of Matilal's greatest successes. I'd suggest copying the first chapter or two for your friend and, if he goes for it, he'll want to work through the rest. good luck, Matthew Matthew Kapstein Directeur d'?tudes, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, The University of Chicago ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karin.preisendanz at UNIVIE.AC.AT Fri Sep 21 22:10:08 2012 From: karin.preisendanz at UNIVIE.AC.AT (Karin.Preisendanz) Date: Sat, 22 Sep 12 00:10:08 +0200 Subject: pre-doctoral position at Vienna University Message-ID: <161227097338.23782.1509032003960841920.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear colleagues, The Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies (Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies) of the University of Vienna announces the vacancy of a full-time pre-doctoral position in South Asian Studies. For further details, see the attached advertisement. I would be grateful if you would post the advertisement and bring it to the attention of suitable candidates. With best regards, Karin Preisendanz -- Karin Preisendanz Institut f?r S?dasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde Universit?t Wien Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 2, Eingang 2.1 A-1090 Wien ?sterreich -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: South_Asia_pre-doc_position_vienna_2012.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 26243 bytes Desc: not available URL: From hermantull at GMAIL.COM Sat Sep 22 13:45:08 2012 From: hermantull at GMAIL.COM (Herman Tull) Date: Sat, 22 Sep 12 09:45:08 -0400 Subject: simple work on Vyakarana for non-specialists In-Reply-To: <1348258793.40805.YahooMailNeo@web163005.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <161227097342.23782.10292970563465207466.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> I don't have the book at hand (though I have read it), but you might want to look at: Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat's The Sanskrit Language: An overview. It is not overly long, but there is no shortage of detail. Herman Tull On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Allen Thrasher wrote: > I have a friend who teaches English grammar in a correspondence school. I > would like to give him a notion of the glories of the Sanskrit grammatical > tradition. Can someone recommend a good sketch for someone with no > indological background of how Paninian grammar works, and of the tradition > of grammar and philosophical grammar after him? I am thinking of something > of the length of a chapter in a book or a pamphlet. > > Thanks, > > Allen > > -- Herman Tull Princeton, NJ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deven.m.patel at GMAIL.COM Sat Sep 22 15:14:45 2012 From: deven.m.patel at GMAIL.COM (Deven Patel) Date: Sat, 22 Sep 12 11:14:45 -0400 Subject: simple work on Vyakarana for non-specialists In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097345.23782.9461272957772998432.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> The book that Professor Tull refers to is by Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat's and is translated into English by T.K. Gopalan, under the title: The Sanskrit Language: an Overview History and structure, linguistic and philosophical representations, uses and users On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Herman Tull wrote: > I don't have the book at hand (though I have read it), but you might want > to look at: Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat's The Sanskrit Language: An overview. > > It is not overly long, but there is no shortage of detail. > > Herman Tull > > > > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Allen Thrasher wrote: > >> I have a friend who teaches English grammar in a correspondence school. >> I would like to give him a notion of the glories of the Sanskrit >> grammatical tradition. Can someone recommend a good sketch for someone >> with no indological background of how Paninian grammar works, and of the >> tradition of grammar and philosophical grammar after him? I am thinking of >> something of the length of a chapter in a book or a pamphlet. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Allen >> >> > > > -- > Herman Tull > Princeton, NJ > > -- Deven M. Patel Asst. Professor, South Asia Studies University of Pennsylvania -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From slindqui at MAIL.SMU.EDU Sun Sep 23 15:01:53 2012 From: slindqui at MAIL.SMU.EDU (Lindquist, Steven) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 12 15:01:53 +0000 Subject: BORI contact In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097365.23782.8080005567920918028.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Someone (perhaps Madhav) shared this email address a few months back: bori at dataone.in Best, Steven STEVEN LINDQUIST, PH.D. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, RELIGIOUS STUDIES DIRECTOR, ASIAN STUDIES ____________________ Southern Methodist University PO Box 750202 | Dallas | TX | 75275 http://faculty.smu.edu/slindqui From: Joydeep > Reply-To: Joydeep > Date: Sunday, September 23, 2012 9:51 AM To: Indology > Subject: [INDOLOGY] BORI contact Dear List, Has anyone had success contacting BORI via email recently? Their email address > is no longer active. I get this message: Recipient address rejected: USER IS SUSPENDED. I know Arun Barve is the new Secretary, does he have a personal email address? Be grateful for any suggestions, Joydeep ___________________ What, then, is Philosophy? Philosophy is the supremely precious. Plotinus, Enneads I.III.5 From julia.hegewald at UNI-BONN.DE Sun Sep 23 14:00:58 2012 From: julia.hegewald at UNI-BONN.DE (Julia Hegewald) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 12 16:00:58 +0200 Subject: Publication announcement: THE CONCEPT OF DANZO? In-Reply-To: <1eb4017b4259c03d7649beb002e73c88.squirrel@webmail.univie.ac.at> Message-ID: <161227097352.23782.13393661928910349832.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce a recent publication on Japanese Buddhist sculpture which might be of interest to you: THE CONCEPT OF DANZO? 'Sandalwood Images' in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture of the 8th to 14th Centuries Christian Boehm 2012 Saffron Asian Art & Society Series ISBN-13 9781872843186, 264pp, hard cover, 287mm x 210mm, 165 colour and black and white illustrations With best wishes, Julia Hegewald. -- Prof. Dr. Julia A. B. Hegewald Professor of Oriental Art History Head of Department University of Bonn Institute of Oriental and Asian Studies (IOA) Department of Asian and Islamic Art History Adenauerallee 10 53113 Bonn Germany Email: julia.hegewald at uni-bonn.de www.aik.uni-bonn.de Tel. 0049-228-73 7213 Fax. 0049-228-73 4042 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DanzoFlyerpA5_2.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 550729 bytes Desc: not available URL: From jbagchee at GMAIL.COM Sun Sep 23 14:51:29 2012 From: jbagchee at GMAIL.COM (Joydeep) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 12 16:51:29 +0200 Subject: BORI contact Message-ID: <161227097362.23782.2777897086698842090.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear List, Has anyone had success contacting BORI via email recently? Their email address is no longer active. I get this message: Recipient address rejected: USER IS SUSPENDED. I know Arun Barve is the new Secretary, does he have a personal email address? Be grateful for any suggestions, Joydeep ___________________ What, then, is Philosophy? Philosophy is the supremely precious. Plotinus, Enneads I.III.5 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mrinalkaul81 at GMAIL.COM Sun Sep 23 15:02:49 2012 From: mrinalkaul81 at GMAIL.COM (Mrinal Kaul) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 12 17:02:49 +0200 Subject: BORI contact In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097367.23782.1358761593074997929.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> On 31 July 2012, Professor Madhav Deshpande had posted a message on this group mentioning the recent most contact detail of BORI. It is < bori at dataone.in>. I hope this helps. Best wishes. Mrinal Kaul On 23 September 2012 16:51, Joydeep wrote: > Dear List, > > Has anyone had success contacting BORI via email recently? Their email > address is no longer active. I get this message: > Recipient address rejected: USER IS SUSPENDED. > I know Arun Barve is the new Secretary, does he have a personal email > address? > > Be grateful for any suggestions, > Joydeep > ___________________ > > What, then, is Philosophy? > Philosophy is the supremely precious. > > Plotinus, Enneads I.III.5 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chris_gibbons at ME.COM Mon Sep 24 00:52:00 2012 From: chris_gibbons at ME.COM (CHRISTOPHER GIBBONS) Date: Mon, 24 Sep 12 10:52:00 +1000 Subject: S. K. Gupta: Ancient Schools of Vedic Interpretation Message-ID: <161227097370.23782.12637702948754910909.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear List, The following is cited by J. Gonda in Vedic Literature S. K. Gupta, Ancient Schools of Vedic Interpretation, Journal of the Ganganath Jha Research Institute 16, p. 143. I would be grateful to anyone with a scan of this work at hand who might forward it to me. Thank you kindly, Chris Gibbons PhD Candidate School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics University of Queensland From drdavis at WISC.EDU Mon Sep 24 16:29:21 2012 From: drdavis at WISC.EDU (Donald R Davis Jr) Date: Mon, 24 Sep 12 11:29:21 -0500 Subject: Publication Announcement Message-ID: <161227097372.23782.1949159213085392588.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Colleagues and Friends, I am pleased to announce the publication of the following collection of articles by Ludo Rocher, W. Norman Brown Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. The table of contents and a full preview are available through the link below. The volume is already available in the US and should be released in Europe and India soon. Rocher, Ludo. 2012. /Studies in Hindu Law and Dharma??stra/ . ed. Donald R. Davis, Jr. Anthem South Asian Normative Traditions Series. London/New York/Delhi: Anthem Press. Best regards, Don Davis Dept of Languages & Cultures of Asia University of Wisconsin-Madison From wujastyk at GMAIL.COM Tue Sep 25 07:18:33 2012 From: wujastyk at GMAIL.COM (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Tue, 25 Sep 12 09:18:33 +0200 Subject: Open Monograph Press - free software for managing monograph editing, workflow, production and distribution Message-ID: <161227097375.23782.5939539650109182968.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Many of us have edited volumes of conference proceedings or other collected papers. It can be a tough job keeping all the correspondence, sequence of tasks, and timetabling in order. Now there is a software platform for supporting this kind of work in a structured manner, the Open Monograph Press. It's free, open-source software produced by PKP, the same people who do the Open Journal System - the most widely used online journal system in the world. For more information on OMP, which is still in beta, see the OMP website. As far as I can see, OMP doesn't do typesetting. But it aims to give a framework for most of the rest of the administration and communication involved in making a book, as well as offering an online shop-front for distribution and sales. I'm grateful to Will Sweetman for bringing this to my attention. Best, -- Dr Dominik Wujastyk Department of South Asia, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies , University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 2-4, Courtyard 2, Entrance 2.1 1090 Vienna, Austria and Adjunct Professor, Division of Health and Humanities, St. John's Research Institute, Bangalore, India. Project | home page| PGP -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kellera at UNIV-PARIS-DIDEROT.FR Tue Sep 25 11:32:58 2012 From: kellera at UNIV-PARIS-DIDEROT.FR (Agathe Keller) Date: Tue, 25 Sep 12 13:32:58 +0200 Subject: CFP: Manchester 'Mathematical facets of measurement, measuring units, measured quantities and their uses' Message-ID: <161227097378.23782.2174844061862196933.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear colleagues, The SAW project (Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World) will present a symposium 'Mathematical facets of measurement, measuring units, measured quantities and their uses' at the 24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine, which will take place 22-28 July 2013 in Manchester. The symposium organisers now invite proposals for papers on the symposium topics. Information about the symposium and the congress is available at http://sawerc.hypotheses.org/205 The deadline for proposals is 31 October 2012. Authors will be notified of paper acceptance or rejection no later than 20 November 2012. Karine Chemla, on behalf of the symposium organisers of course we invite papers on such topics in indian sources Agathe -- Agathe Keller Universit? PARIS 7 - CNRS Laboratoire SPHERE UMR 7219 00 33 1 57 27 68 87 Bureau: 6 ?me ?tate 688/690 A Batiment Condorcet 10 rue A.Domont et L.Duquet 75013 PARIS Adresse postale: Case 7093 5 rue Thomas Mann 75205 PARIS CEDEX 13 Adresse de livraison : Universit? Paris 7 Laboratoire SPHERE UMR 7219 B?timent Condorcet 3? ?tage bureau 387A 10 rue A.Domont et L.Duquet 75013 PARIS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wujastyk at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 26 10:06:13 2012 From: wujastyk at GMAIL.COM (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 12 12:06:13 +0200 Subject: None Message-ID: <161227097381.23782.17239756689076023432.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> R. N. Bhattacharya, rare book sellers in Kolkota, have written to me with quite a good a list of rare Sanskrit and India-related books and journals for sale at reasonable rates. If you are interested, please contact - Rabindra nath Bhattacharya directly. Sincerely, Dominik Wujastyk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.vielle at UCLOUVAIN.BE Wed Sep 26 10:59:09 2012 From: christophe.vielle at UCLOUVAIN.BE (Christophe Vielle) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 12 12:59:09 +0200 Subject: rare book seller in Kolkota In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097384.23782.7814865193042674414.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> >From my own experience, the problem is that when R.N. Bhattacharya has your email, you get a list nearly every day, and often the same ones (for a time they were sent by his wife or daughter Smt. S. Bhattacharya, using the email of his son? Niladri Sekhar Bhattacharya; maybe some of you remember the typed lists he used to send some years ago). The books I got from him are sometime in very bad state. A similar but maybe better Antiquarian bookseller in Kolkata is M/s. Bireswar Banerjee ( banerjee_books at rediffmail.com / banerjee.books at gmail.com) whose lists (made on attached .docs) are full of interesting books. WIth best wishes, Christophe Viele The message of the day by Bhattacharya: Respected Sir/Madam, We due respect that sinceLong I have not received any kind valued orders,Inspite we send regularly Rare Books list both History, and Various Sanskrit subjects to you e mail address but I have not received any kind Orders norany reply. So, That May I personally request you to please help us by arrange to send us your Kindvaluable orders to us. Without your help by purchasing books from us we could not stand in the very heard market. So We are sending herewith some of our stock list Both History and Various Sanskrit subjects for your kind & Valuable orders. We Hope you would be satisfied and Obleige. We are awaiting your early reply in this regards will be highly appreciated. Thaking you,Always your kind help and Co-operation. Yours Sincerely. R.N.Bhattacharya Le 26 sept. 2012 ? 12:06, Dominik Wujastyk a ?crit : > R. N. Bhattacharya, rare book sellers in Kolkota, have written to me with quite a good a list of rare Sanskrit and India-related books and journals for sale at reasonable rates. If you are interested, please contact > Rabindra nath Bhattacharya > directly. > > Sincerely, > Dominik Wujastyk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hahn.m at T-ONLINE.DE Wed Sep 26 11:10:22 2012 From: hahn.m at T-ONLINE.DE (Michael Hahn) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 12 13:10:22 +0200 Subject: Amarakosa commentary Message-ID: <161227097387.23782.15785058074234504007.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear all, Colleagues have been so incredibly helpful with regards to scanned books and papers. That is why I dare to ask whether some can provide me with a digital copy of the following work The N?mali?g?nus?sana of Amarasimha with The Commentary T?k?sarvaswa of Vandyaghat?ya- Sarv?nanda. Ed. by T. Ga?apati S?str?. Trivandrum 1914. Trivandrum Sanskrit Series No. XXXVIII. (The Travancore Government Press) for an Indian colleague who will come to Marburg as research fellow. The book is available in several German collections but because of the brittle state of the older volumes of this prestigious series it might be excluded from inter-library loan or too fragile to be copied. Thanking you in advance, Michael Hahn --- Prof. Dr. Michael Hahn Ritterstr. 14 D-35287 Amoeneburg Tel. +49-6422-938963 Fax: +49-6422-938967 E-mail: hahn.m at t-online.de URL: staff-www.uni-marburg.de/~hahnm From wujastyk at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 26 11:14:24 2012 From: wujastyk at GMAIL.COM (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 12 13:14:24 +0200 Subject: None In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097389.23782.1781262899612544997.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Whoops! I've been told that RN Bhattacharya tends to pepper you with emails once he has your address. This hasn't been the case with me, but *caveat emptor*. Best, DW On 26 September 2012 12:06, Dominik Wujastyk wrote: > R. N. Bhattacharya, rare book sellers in Kolkota, have written to me with > quite a good a list of rare Sanskrit and India-related books and journals > for sale at reasonable rates. If you are interested, please contact > > - Rabindra nath Bhattacharya > > directly. > > Sincerely, > Dominik Wujastyk > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wujastyk at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 26 11:39:14 2012 From: wujastyk at GMAIL.COM (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 12 13:39:14 +0200 Subject: Academic consultancy Message-ID: <161227097393.23782.13574471871321756009.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> In this article, "Want to Change Academic Publishing: Just Say No" Hugh Gusterson argues that major changes in the academic publishing world -- especially the replacement of universities by commercial publishing conglomerates as the primary publishers of learned journals -- mean that we academics should start charging for our consultancy time and expertise in the same way as other professionals. I completely agree. Best, Dominik Wujastyk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hahn.m at T-ONLINE.DE Wed Sep 26 14:53:29 2012 From: hahn.m at T-ONLINE.DE (Michael Hahn) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 12 16:53:29 +0200 Subject: Amarakosa commentary Message-ID: <161227097396.23782.16878481983858958605.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear all, I am overwhelmed by the prompt replies of Benjamin Flemming, Christopher Vielle, Dominik Wujastyk, Victor Davella, Peter Wyzlic and Reinhold Gruenendahl.. I have already received scans of parts 1, 3, and 4 (DW) and will hopefully get part 2 in the near future. Hence the problem of my Indian colleague seems to be perfectly solved. Thanks to everybody! Michael Hahn --- Prof. Dr. Michael Hahn Ritterstr. 14 D-35287 Amoeneburg Tel. +49-6422-938963 Fax: +49-6422-938967 E-mail: hahn.m at t-online.de URL: staff-www.uni-marburg.de/~hahnm From mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU Thu Sep 27 08:19:53 2012 From: mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU (Matthew Kapstein) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 12 08:19:53 +0000 Subject: text search Message-ID: <161227097398.23782.8170418737989513562.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear friends, Is it possible that one of you might have a scan of Haribhadrasuri's Xaastravaartaasamuccaya with the Dikpradaa autocommentary, Bombay, Nirnayasagara Press, 1929? with thanks in advance, Matthew Kapstein Directeur d'?tudes, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, The University of Chicago ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gruenen at SUB.UNI-GOETTINGEN.DE Thu Sep 27 08:54:36 2012 From: gruenen at SUB.UNI-GOETTINGEN.DE (Gruenendahl, Reinhold) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 12 08:54:36 +0000 Subject: GRETIL update #403 Message-ID: <161227097401.23782.382661448617604116.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> GRETIL is pleased to be able to report the following addition(s) to its collection: Uddanda: Kokilasamdesa: http://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.htm#UddKokila Vagisvarakirti: Mrtyuvancanopadesa: http://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.htm#VagMrtyuv __________________________________________________________________________ "GRETIL is intended as a cumulative register of the numerous download sites for electronic texts in Indian languages." (from the 2001 "mission statement") GRETIL - Goettingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages: http://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.htm From dv.fiordalis at GMAIL.COM Thu Sep 27 16:50:05 2012 From: dv.fiordalis at GMAIL.COM (David Fiordalis) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 12 09:50:05 -0700 Subject: Aryan and Aristos/Arete Message-ID: <161227097413.23782.16220075399271503283.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Indologists, I have a quick question the answer to which I don't have time to track down myself, but I imagine someone on this list knows far better than I do. Are the Greek terms for virtue, excellence (arete and aristos) connected etymologically with Aryan? Thanks so much to anyone who can shed some light on this for me. Dave Fiordalis Linfield College -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU Thu Sep 27 10:53:02 2012 From: mkapstei at UCHICAGO.EDU (Matthew Kapstein) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 12 10:53:02 +0000 Subject: text search Message-ID: <161227097407.23782.3127594908355037368.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Many thanks to Profs. Qvarnstr?m and Isaacson for their quick and kind responses. I was thinking that the Dikpradaa would be, at last, a text to stump even the Indology-philes, but not a chance! Matthew Matthew Kapstein Directeur d'?tudes, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, The University of Chicago ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dv.fiordalis at GMAIL.COM Thu Sep 27 18:13:50 2012 From: dv.fiordalis at GMAIL.COM (David Fiordalis) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 12 11:13:50 -0700 Subject: Aryan and Aristos/Arete In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227097416.23782.6110895510932330694.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear colleagues, Thanks to Victor D'Avella for providing me with the references I needed to survey opinion on the matter. Best wishes, Dave Fiordalis Linfield College On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 9:50 AM, David Fiordalis wrote: > Dear Indologists, > > I have a quick question the answer to which I don't have time to track > down myself, but I imagine someone on this list knows far better than I do. > > Are the Greek terms for virtue, excellence (arete and aristos) connected > etymologically with Aryan? > > Thanks so much to anyone who can shed some light on this for me. > > Dave Fiordalis > Linfield College > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From filipsky at RZONE.CZ Thu Sep 27 10:14:20 2012 From: filipsky at RZONE.CZ (=?utf-8?Q?Jan_Filipsk=C3=BD?=) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 12 12:14:20 +0200 Subject: Looking for peer reviewers Message-ID: <161227097404.23782.8136819568688679431.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear List, I am looking for specialists willing to peer review the following two papers submitted for publication in Archiv orientalni: Old Tamil Sangam akam lyrics ? coded ?mini-narratives?? Tendre l?arc - Comparaisons entre le R?m?ya?a et l?Odyss?e Linguistic and philological notes on an Atharvavedic hymn to R?tr? (Night): ?aunak?ya 19.50 = Paippal?da 14.9 I would be grateful for any volunteers or at least some suggestions whom to approach (off-list). Jan Filipsky Executive Editor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From westerhoff at CANTAB.NET Thu Sep 27 14:41:02 2012 From: westerhoff at CANTAB.NET (Jan Westerhoff) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 12 15:41:02 +0100 Subject: Livestream today : Emptiness and Buddhist Ethics Message-ID: <161227097410.23782.4037247006067162245.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Emptiness and Buddhist Ethics: A cross-cultural symposium September 27-28, 2012 www.ethicsandemptiness.com 'Emptiness and Buddhist Ethics' is another name for a gathering of The Cowherds at Central Michigan University. The Cowherds are an international group of scholars committed to taking Buddhism seriously as philosophy. This demands not only explication and cross-cultural translation, but also reconstruction and criticism. Our current project explores how Buddhist ethics can work in the context of teachings on emptiness and no-self. All sessions are in the Park Library Auditorium at Central Michigan University Free & Open to the Public Watch live & participate online if you cannot make it in person http://www.ethicsandemptiness.com/Watch/index.html *************************** JC Westerhoff Department of Philosophy University of Durham 50 Old Elvet Durham DH1 3HN United Kingdom www.janwesterhoff.net westerhoff at cantab.net *************************** JC Westerhoff Department of Philosophy University of Durham 50 Old Elvet Durham DH1 3HN United Kingdom www.janwesterhoff.net westerhoff at cantab.net From jmdelire at ULB.AC.BE Sat Sep 29 09:59:05 2012 From: jmdelire at ULB.AC.BE (Jean-Michel Delire) Date: Sat, 29 Sep 12 11:59:05 +0200 Subject: Games - Astronomy and Mathematics Message-ID: <161227097418.23782.15323636438018883132.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> I would like to thank Dipak Bhattacharya, Stefan Baums and Johannes Schneider for the valuable informations they gave me about games Indian and of Indian origin. I also take the opportunity of this message to the Indology list to announce the publication of Astronomy and Mathematics in Ancien India - Astronomie et math?matiques de l'Inde ancienne (see http://www.peeters-leuven.be/boekoverz.asp?nr=9101) Regards Jean Michel Delire