World Peace Through Indian Wisdom

This book contains the learned papers of scholars who explored the new insights on the topic of World Peace through Indian wisdom. These expositions have various titles with a single object of world peace as there may be multiple means to reach out to a single objective. This compilation of papers is being published with an objective to promote a culture of peace and harmony in 21st century through ancient Indian wisdom and to promote the reconciliation, mutual respect, harmony and cooperation with the spirit of a ‘Global Family’ (vasudaiva kutumbakam). Papers included in this book were presented on various sub-times of the main theme. They are Vedic and Upanisadic wisdom, Buddhist perspective, Jain wisdom, Indian Philosophical systems (Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisesika, Mimamsa and Advaita Vedanta), Vaisnavism, classical Sanskrit literature, Pali literature, religious conflicts and extremism and global peace, women leadership in building a global peace, all these papers speak the ways to achieve the world peace through multiple angles. (jacket)