[INDOLOGY] Re: archeological puzzle

[Nagaraj Paturi]

Prof. Deshpande,

The picture you shared is of a Veerashiva ascetic.

Veerashaivas bury the bodies of their non-ascetic departed community
members too in a sitting posture only.

But the skeleton under discussion seems to be holding some mudras which is
not a part of Veerashaiva tradition.


On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 7:23 PM Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh at umich.edu> wrote:

> Dear Matthew,
>
>      I don't know anything about this particular Indus find. However, I
> have seen a photograph of the burial of a Sannyasi in this sort of a
> sitting position. Here is the report:
>
>
> https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/01/22/Lakhs-bid-tearful-adieu-to-Walking-God-Shivakumara-Swami.html
>
> Madhav
>
> Madhav M. Deshpande
> Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
> Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
> Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India
>
> [Residence: Campbell, California, USA]
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 1:39 AM Matthew Kapstein <mkapstei at uchicago.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> This article has been making the rounds among yoga and meditation groups
>> recently:
>>
>> https://www.indiadivine.org/2700-year-old-yogi-samadhi-found-indus-valley-civilization-archaeological-site/
>>
>> I am aware that the "proto-Siva" interpretation of certain Indus Valley
>> seals has been much contested during the last few decades but have no
>> knowledge of the other material discussed here.  If you know of pertinent
>> references to reliable sources that will help to shed light on this, I
>> would be most grateful.
>>
>> best regards,
>> Matthew
>>
>> Matthew Kapstein
>> Directeur d'études, émérite
>> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris
>>
>> Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
>> The University of Chicago
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Nagaraj Paturi

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