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The study of Indian mathematics has traditionally focused on a list of canonized Sanskrit treatises. This focus on elite scholarly sources highlighted abstract conceptions, using contemporary or other major historical mathematical cultures as reference points. This research has largely ignored vernacular mathematics, often assuming it was...
Kāvyadarpaṇa of Rājacūḍāmaṇidīkṣita is a Sanskrit rhetorical text that explains in detail the concept of merits, demerits and consistency of poetry. By understanding this text the composing of poetry becomes easier. Likewise, the grammar, essential for understanding the etymology of language, the Alaṅkāraśāstra (rhetorical treatise) is essential,...
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Śivopaniṣad, consisting of approximately 700 verses and spread out in seven chapters, deals with Siva-temple construction, some important festivals such as the Car festival, various forms of special offerings and services to the common people and the devotees of Siva. Unlike the Agama-s this text teaches a general form of Saivism that...
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The KARANAGAMA, a voluminous text belonging to the Saivasiddhanta Agama corpus, is an authoritative canonical text, of which IFP possesses many manuscripts in its collection. It is one of the oft-consulted text of authority for the plan and construction of the Siva-temple, for the various rites of installation, worship, and festivals...
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The Amsumadagama is one of the hitherto unedited canonical texts of the Saivasiddhanta system. Consisting of many chapters on various rites - both private and public -, detailed instructions for temple building and other less known but interesting ceremonies concerning royal personnages, this voluminous text is a storehouse of important...
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Kriyakramadyotika is an extensive Saiva ritual manual composed in Tamilnadu by the 12th century Saiva teacher-cum-commentator, Aghorasivacharya. All aspects of Saiva ritual are clearly expounded in detail. Two commentaries that further explain the source as well as the intricacies the Saiva ritual system have been composed around the...
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The main objective of this project is to bring out critical edition of rare unique and old manuscript for the future scholars. The Śambhupuṣpāñjali is a ritual manual (paddhati) containing the details of the mantras as well as the rituals for the performance of daily worship (nityapūjā) of Lord Śiva. This text is a compilation...
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The Saivasiddhanta is one of the ancient religio-philosophical systems. It was wide spread in many parts of India as well as in many countries of the South-East Asia since the first millennium. It is still very much in practice--both in private and in public—in Tamilnadu. In the course...
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The Saiva Agama-s are one of the fundamental canonical texts that serve as the basis for the Religio-phiosophical system of Saivasiddhanta that are still in use and practice. The French Institute of Pondicherry from its inception has been engaged in collecting the manuscripts of the...
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Given the favourable geographical location of the IFP in the heart of the Tamil country, the Department of Indology endeavours to study the Tamil language, history and culture in all its diversity.
An important direction of research within the "Tamil Studies" programme relates to...
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