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A series of four lectures on Advaita Vedanta

Dr Godavarisha Mishra
University of Channai (& OCHS Shivdasani Visiting Fellow 2003)

Advaita in Theory and Practice - Lecture 1 Download PDF
A Journey through Vedantic History - Advaita in the Pre-Sankara, Sankara and Post- Sankara Periods - Lecture 2 Download PDF
Advaita Epistemology - Lecture 3 Download PDF
Advaita Epistemology: Perception - Veridical and Erroneous - Lecture 4 Download PDF

These lectures were delivered in Michaelmas Term (Oct.-Dec. 2003). They are intended to introduce the basic tenets of Advaita tracing it from the period of Gaudapada through Sankara to the present day Advaitins. They examine the philosophical subtleties of Advaita, its enrichment through productive dialogue with other schools and also its impact on the society. These are designed for students in Indian Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies and do not require in-depth understanding of Indian scriptures. However, they could also be of particular interest to advanced students of Indology and Sanskrit studies.

Indian Culture in the Modern World

A series of four lectures kindly sponsored by the IK Foundation and presented in London in 2002.
Lecture 1 - Western Views of India
Delivered on February 27, 2002 by Prof. Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Academic Director, OCHS- more
Lecture 2 - What is a Hindu?
Delivered on May 15, 2002 by Prof. Francis X. Clooney, S.J. and Prof. M. Narasimhachary, Shivdasani Fellow OCHS - more
Lecture 3 - The Caste System: An Overview
Delivered on 23rd October 2002, by Prof. M. Narasimhachary and Miss Nima Suchak - more.

Hinduism and Music: Past and Present

Prof. Guy Beck
This essay, summarizing aspects from the series of lectures under the same name at Oxford University during Michaelmas Term 2001, will outline some of the basic theoretical concepts underlying the formation of Hindu religious chant and music, and provide an historical framework for understanding music as a prominent form of religious practice and experience in the living traditions of Hinduism. - more.

Report on Manuscript Research in India [PDF]

Ravi M. Gupta
In March of 2001, I travelled to India to search for Sanskrit manuscripts of 16th century Gauiya Vaisnava texts. I was then a first-year doctoral student at the University of Oxford, pursuing a D.Phil. in the theology of Jiva Gosvami.