ORIENTATION TO HINDU STUDIES | HUA

Hindu University Of America12 Jan, 2023Education

This course will offer a preliminary reflection on the central themes and ideas of Hinduism leading to an understanding of the common foundations of the great variety of traditions and practices within the umbrella of Sanatana Dharma or Hinduism. It will explore the central ideas of Hinduism ? covering the ontology of key Sanskrit terms and the main ideas central to the cosmology, practice and expression of Sanatana Dharma. It will include reflections and perspectives on these fundamental concepts using selected readings from source texts such as the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Itihaasa, the Bhagavad-Gita and the Puranas. But this is not a Hinduism 101 course!