"The Pashupata System of Yoga: Reflections on the Pashupata Sutra" Lecture

Lecture Description: Dr. Timalsina will bring to attention the Yoga as described in the Kauṇḍinya's commentary upon the Pashupata Sutra in light of the ways Pashupata system has been summarized by Vidyaranya in his Sarvadarshana Sangraha. About Dr. Sthaneshwar Timalsina: Professor (San Diego State University), completed his Acharya (Masters) in Yogatantra with a focus on Trika System from Sampurnananda University and completed his PhD from Martin Luther University, Germany, with a focus on Advaita philosophy. He started the Department of Tantric Studies in Kathmandu, Nepal, before moving to USA, and in America, he has taught religions and philosophies in four different Universities. He has published five books and more than eighty articles and book chapters with a focus on Vedanta, Trika philosophy, Abhinavagupta, and comparative philosophies. He has recently started Vimarsha Foundation with an objective to conserve and promote Trika and Agamic traditions as well as Vedanta, Yoga, and various modes of Hindu Philosophy.