Tag: Oral traditions

  • Powerful Category Errors That Distort Bharatīya Jñāna Paramparā Studies

    Powerful Category Errors That Distort Bharatīya Jñāna Paramparā Studies

    Bharatīya Jñāna Paramparā is often misunderstood because it is studied through categories designed for text-centred and innovation-driven intellectual traditions. This essay reframes Indian Knowledge Systems as a transmission-based architecture sustained through guru–śiṣya paramparā, śāstra, oral discipline, commentary, and realisation. It explains why disciplines such as Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā, Vyākaraṇa, Śikṣā, Nirukta, and Chandas are not auxiliary…

  • How Dharma Survives: Powerful Oral Traditions That Preserve Living Wisdom

    How Dharma Survives: Powerful Oral Traditions That Preserve Living Wisdom

    Dharma survives through living transmission, not through texts alone. This article explains how oral tradition, Guru-Shishya learning, ritual, Yoga, Katha, pilgrimage, festivals, music, and community practices preserve Sanatana Dharma across generations. It highlights the role of Sampradaya as a disciplined lineage of knowledge, interpretation, and practice. The discussion also shows how Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and…