[INDOLOGY] by chance, accidentally

[Christophe Vielle]

#2 reminds me of the

kākatālīya-nyāya 
See JACOB George. A handful of popular maxims current in Sanskrit literature (Part 1), 1907, p. 17

https://archive.org/stream/handfulofpopular01jacoiala#page/16/mode/2up

also Apte Pract. Dict. Appendix on maxims p. 58  

Best wishes,
Christophe Vielle
 
Le 17 mai 2016 à 05:33, Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi at gmail.com> a écrit :

> 1.  something, some event, that happened accidentally, by pure chance - but, finally, had the power to  influence the development of the Indian Civilization (in the spheres of thought, religion, social relations, etc.)?
> 
> and
> 
> 2. Status of "(pure, sheer) chance" in Indian thought?
> 
> are entirely two different things.
> 
> #1 seems to be a question on Indian history, #2 on Indian thought.
> 
> Prof. Resnick brought yet another issue: 3. the aspect of pure chance in ancient Sanskrit narratives.
> 
> #2 & #3 could be considered as connected.
> 
> #1 need not be connected to #2  & #3.
> 
> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 4:32 AM, Howard Resnick <hr at ivs.edu> wrote:
> Interesting question. In the Maha-bharata, for example, human effort — purusha-kAra — is contrasted with daiva — providence/divine intervention or will. In Bhagavad-gita 9.10, we find the statement that “Prakrti begets…by my supervision/oversight (adhy-aksha)." In the Gita 13.21, and elsewhere, we find a two part concept of causality that matches the twin ontology of body and soul. Not to speak of the philosophical implications of karma.
> 
> These are well known approaches to causality.
> 
> I am also curious to know to what extent Indian tradition has considered pure chance, sometimes called yadRcchA, or adverbially akasmAt, to be a legitimate cause of events or conditions in this world.
> 
> Howard
> 
> 
>> On May 16, 2016, at 11:32 AM, Artur Karp <karp at uw.edu.pl> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear Colleagues. 
>> 
>> one more question. 
>> 
>> Do you know of something, some event, that happened accidentally, by pure chance - but, finally, had the power to  influence the development of the Indian Civilization (in the spheres of thought, religion, social relations, etc.)?
>> 
>> Status of "(pure, sheer) chance" in Indian thought?
>> 
>> Artur Karp
>> 
>> Poland
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