WHITMAN COLLEGE RELIGION DEPARTMENT "Indian Philosophy
in Religious Context: (Religion 387)
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NOTE:
readings marked with a single asterisk designate a rereading of pages assigned previously
and marked “skim.”
These should be read carefully the second time around. Also, the abbreviations
used for course texts may be found under "Required
Texts." When readings are listed by chapter you should read
the entire chapter, unless a particular set of pages is indicated in parentheses
after the chapter listing --e.g., chapter 4 (150-75). Finally, note
that beginning in Unit 1 classes are listed in Wednesday/Monday pairs.
You should finish roughly half of the reading by the Wednesday session, though
what you read need not be sequentially the first half of the pages assigned.
The rest of the readings must be completed by the following Mondays class.
Sep 11 & 16: Vedic Ritual & Pedagogy HLB, chapters 2 & 3
“Agnihotra Excerpts” (*R*)
*HLB, chapter 1 (14-27, 32-44)
WWW:
a general description
of vedic ritual by a group of South Indian brahmins (Home
Site)
an
agnihotra therapy
site, based in India!
(including a collection
of articles from their newsletter)
more
sites describing agnihotra as therapy (1)
& (2)
the
editorial
response of an angry Indian reader
Sep 18 & 23: Upanishads HLB, chapter 4
"Upanishad Excerpts" (*R*)
*HLB, chapter 1 (50-57)
Sep 25 & 30: The Buddha & Buddhist Ritual Ray, "Buddhist Saints...(excerpts)" (*R*)
Thanissaro, "Wings...(excerpts) (*R*)
*SIP, chapter 2 (19-30)
EAVB, chapter 3 (skim 87-90)
Unit 3: Philosophy of Language & Awareness (weeks #5-8)
Oct
2 & 7: Samskrta Language Training  
HLB, chapter 5; chapter 6 (236-50)
chapter
7 (266-301, 328-38)
Oct 9 (W): Introduction to Early Vedanta SIP, chapter 2 (42-68, 91-104)
HLB, chapter 7 (301-28, 338-44)
[Oct 14 (M): Fall Break (no class)]
Oct
16 & 21:
Early Vedaanta EAVB, Appendix (233-48)
&
Mahaayaana Buddhism *EAVB, chapter 3 (87-90)
EAVB, chapter 4
SIP, chapter 5 (145-72)
Oct
23 & 28: Saamkhyaa, Yoga, &
Buddhism “Saamkhyaa-kaarikaa
of EEshvarakrshna”
(*R*)
EAVB, chapters 5 & 6;
and "Conclusions' (235-41)
SIP, chapter 5 (172-98)
Unit 4: Ritual, Insight, & Ultimate Reality (weeks #9-12)
Oct
30 & Nov 4: Meemaamsaa (Ritual
Theory) HLB,
chapter 6 (250-65);
chapter 8 (345-79, 402-9)
SIP, chapter 6 (199-218)
Nov 6 & 11: Vedaanta (Insight) HLB, chapter 8 (380-402, 409-45)
SIP, chapter 2 (30-42)
chapter
4; chapter 6 (218-35)
Nov 13 & 18: Tarka (Logical Discernment) HLB, chapter 8 (446-55)
SIP, chapter 7
EAVB, chapter 7
Nov 20 & Dec 2: Later Systematizations HLB, chapter 9
TkS, VedS, or MPbh