Week 259: Female pre-Modern Hindu Philosophy Scholars, the Whitewashing Circle, Aesthetic
Modern Hindu Content - 11/30/2024
Welcome to Eternal Path! This week we feature: 18th and 19th Century Female Hindu Philosophy Scholars, the circle of Islamist whitewashing of violence, and an aesthetic!
History Highlight: Female 18th and 19th Century Hindu Philosophy Scholars
Dr. Satyan Sharma (Blog, Twitter/X), a Sanskrit Research Scholar at Panjab University has a great new short paper titled “Some female scholars of traditional Indian philosophy from the 18th and 19th centuries” which features female Hindu scholars of many different traditions including: Tantra, non-dual Vedānta, Haṭha Yoga, Nyāya and Navya-Nyāya. The paper is available at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16o39661jVLuslacawXiquBPOlPGE0qIf/view?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2ln2zSYMDt9NgHLlLBa8YLTPfPOxEK2dKUmHcdmioNTEB5Ht-G7T7LlYU_aem_WgTorNrp7QEduXnn-dl08A
The scholars featured in the paper are:
Rūpa Bhavānī - Kashmiri, Shaivite
Prāṇamañjarī - Kumaoni, wrote on Tantra
Sahajo Bāī - Rajasthani, wrote on Hatha Yoga and non-Dualist Vedanta
Dayā Bāī - Rajasthani, wrote on Yoga and Advaita Vedanta
Kāmākṣī - Sanskrit language writer
Hatī Vidyālaṅkāra - Bengali, wrote on navya-nyaya
Śyāmasundarī - Bengali, wrote on nyaya philosophy
Veṅkaṭamāmbā - Telugu, wrote on Yoga
Bhairavī Brāhmaṇī - Likely Bengali, wrote on Tantra
Dr. Sharma writes more about these writers in the paper, and also lists a few more potential names that he may explore in future pieces. All in all, a very interesting read.
Hinduphobia Highlight: The Islamist Circle of Whitewashing Violence
Aesthetic: Tamil Nadu Temple
