[INDOLOGY] Colour symbolism in pre-modern Indic sources; concise overview of the senses

[Nagaraj Paturi]

Dear Prof. Dominik Wujastyk,

Are the color symbolism topic and the senses are topic two different
topics?

Colors:

Trigunas and colors: white, red and black

Colors of devatas such as white for Saraswati white for knowledge

Colors assigned to almost all categorisations such as grahas etc in Vedic
predictive Astrology, and meters in Chandass'aastra etc.

The list can go on.




On Fri, Apr 12, 2019, 12:34 AM Tieken, H.J.H. via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear Dominik,
> Maybe you have a look at the Jaina lesyās, which are given different
> colours.
> Herman
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> *Van:* INDOLOGY [indology-bounces at list.indology.info] namens Dominik
> Wujastyk via INDOLOGY [indology at list.indology.info]
> *Verzonden:* donderdag 11 april 2019 20:59
> *Aan:* Indology
> *Onderwerp:* [INDOLOGY] Colour symbolism in pre-modern Indic sources;
> concise overview of the senses
>
> Students are asking me for readings for their essays, and I'm slightly
> stumped for good suggestions on these two.  Can anyone point to some good
> studies of these topics?
>
> I am particularly interested in colour readings in relation to the health
> sciences and alchemy, but anything will do!  I know about Martha Selby's
> 2005 "Narratives of Conception" article and its remarks on red/white
> distinctions in ayurveda.
>
> Regarding the senses, I haven't yet checked the Brill encyclopedia, and I
> will.  Probably there's something in Dasgupta, Hist. Indi. Philosophy.
>
> Any suggestions will be much appreciated.
>
> Best,
> Dominik
>
> --
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> ,
>
> Singhmar Chair in Classical Indian Society and Polity
> ,
>
> Department of History and Classics
> <http://historyandclassics.ualberta.ca/>
> ,
> University of Alberta, Canada
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