About the Book: Indias Intellectual Traditions and Contributions To The World
The conference papers make up a presentation of Vedic and Upanishadic ideas of
understanding and ahimsa to address some of the most urgent global problems in
todays world. The scholarly articles elaborate on principles of ahimsa as
practised by the Buddhist and Jain traditions and by the Indian leader, Mahatma
Gandhi. Scholars from India and other parts of Asia as well as the West here
explore the scientific and systematic nature of life of the Vedic people. They
examine aspects relating to linguistics, the Indian epic literature, and
advaita, and study many individual topics like states