A major update on the Bṛhat Open Library:
Purāṇa.
Colloquially, a fair translation of it is 'the old,' or 'from the ancient times.'
It works, but it evades a critical emic truth.
As we maintain at Bṛhat- history is to civilization, as memory is to consciousness.
Purāṇa.
Colloquially, a fair translation of it is 'the old,' or 'from the ancient times.'
It works, but it evades a critical emic truth.
As we maintain at Bṛhat- history is to civilization, as memory is to consciousness.
Not only did our ancestors possess history, they cared about it deeply.
Not the material, 'factual' history.
But as Prof. Adluri calls it, the "history that transcends historicism."
History that a civilization could converse with and learn from.
As we do from memory.
Not the material, 'factual' history.
But as Prof. Adluri calls it, the "history that transcends historicism."
History that a civilization could converse with and learn from.
As we do from memory.
In the coming weeks we will follow these uploads up with Indic language originals, and with digitized, searchable databases.
All of which but collects hard work that has already been done.
All of which but collects hard work that has already been done.
These uploads- available at Archive.org
Originally- through Motilal Banarsidass.
The coming databases- find them at GRETIL.
Our service continues...
Originally- through Motilal Banarsidass.
The coming databases- find them at GRETIL.
Our service continues...
Also catch the Caturasūtra, or Four Aphorisms of Civilizational Consciousness, here:
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