The Texts and Traditions (in Sanskrit called Shastra and Sampradaya) area is a collection of courses that take the student at HUA into a much deeper exploration of individual knowledge systems rooted in and emerging from Hindu thought. Hindu knowledge traditions refer to the knowledge, innovations, and practices of indigenous and local communities developed from experience gained over the centuries and adapted to the local culture and environment and transmitted both orally and through formal text-based teaching from generation to generation, across very long spans of time. Including courses on Vedānta, Yoga, Āyurveda, Jyotiṣa, Vāstu, and Tantra, these courses allow students to develop a deep specialization in areas of interest to them.
The immersion in these knowledge systems, which include structured opportunities for study abroad, help students to not merely understand the authentic and original intent behind these traditions, but also investigate their content with a view towards assessing their significance for the communities that still preserve and sustain them, their relevance for our contemporary world, and the value they could hold for the future of humanity. This area of study also includes the exploration of the life and works of modern masters of Hindu Dharma, who have made an enormous impact on contemporary Hindu life and society. Students can immerse themselves deeply into the life of a single great Master, or survey a collection of masterworks, and their inter-relations.
Further developing the idea of Sampradāya i.e. tradition, this area of study explores the history and continuity of Hindu thought across the vast eons of time, from their Vedic roots to the ongoing unfolding of Hindu ideas, from a comparative and contemporary standpoint. It also enables research into the intersections and confluences where Hindu thought has migrated globally through the inspiration of these modern masters and movements, to generate new expressions and forms in non-Hindu societies and communities.
Mahābhārata I: The Beginning and End (TAT7201) – is the first part of a comprehensive four semester-course series on the entire Mahābhārata. This course focuses
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An overview of three commentaries on the IsA-vAsya Upanishad is the main topic of this course. IsA-vAsya Upanishad is traditionally
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TAT4000 – (C.P.H.S – Core Course) This course will unfold the adhyasa bhasya, considered perhaps to be the magnum opus
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TAT3206 - (CPHS - Elective) This Course is the first of the two-part course sequence that introduces Nyaya Darshana of
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TAT1304 - (CPHS – Elective Course) Lalitha Sahasranamam is considered to be a sacred Hindu text from the Brahmanda Purana.
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TAT3204 – (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) In this second part of the course, Students will inquire into some of the
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TAT3102 – (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) Hindu Musical Traditions (Shastriya Sangeet traditions) are ancient and diverse. This course takes students
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TAT1302 – (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) In this course, students will learn Bhaja Govindam with its verses re-organized around some
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TAT2100 – (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) This course is both a celebration and a deep analysis of artists who opened
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TAT1301 – (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) This course on Vishnu Sahasranama stotra, will prepare students to chant the slokas with
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TAT1103 – (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) In our contemporary era, concern for the prevention of disease is neglected in favor
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TAT1102 – (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) Ayurveda is a holistic and complete consciousness-based wellness paradigm that has its origins sourced
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TAT1001 – This course provides an immersive introduction to the Mantra and Chanting traditions of Sanatana Dharma. It focuses on
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TAT1104 – (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) Ayurveda – Advanced Nutrition is an experiential training course in Ayurveda Diet & Nutrition
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TAT3205 - (CPHS - Elective) The Vedas are known as the oldest books of wisdom of the world. They are
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TAT1303 - (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) Lalitha Sahasranamam is considered to be a sacred Hindu text from the Brahmanda Purana.
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TAT3001 - (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) This course will unfold the Dakṣiṇāmūrtistōtram systematically verse by verse, drawing upon where necessary
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TAT3104 - (C.P.H.S - Core Course) Temples occupy an important place in the Hindu mind, both in India and amongst
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TAT7205 - This is Part V of the 6-part Mahābhārata certificate program. The Mahābhārata is the founding text of classical
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TAT7204 - This course is the fourth of a 6-part Course Sequence that explores the great epic of India, The
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TAT1101 - (C.P.H.S - Core Course) This foundational course is designed to make the timeless wisdom of Ayurveda accessible to
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TAT1001 - This course provides an immersive introduction to the Mantra and Chanting traditions of Sanatana Dharma. It focuses on
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TAT3102 - (C.P.H.S - Elective Course) Hindu Musical Traditions (Shastriya Sangeet traditions) are ancient and diverse. This course takes students on a
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TAT3103 - (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) This course is the first of a three-part course sequence in the Hindu Musical Traditions
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TAT7203 - This course is the third of a 6-part Course Sequence that explores the great epic of India, The
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HSF6007 - This is the second course in a two-part survey course that provides an overview of dharma literature from
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HSF8000 - The Brahmasūtras are aphorisms on Brahman. Along with the Upaniṣads and the Bhagavadgītā, they form a triad of
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TAT7202 - This is Part 2 of a four-semester course on the entire Mahābhārata. The course focuses on an overview
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TAT7301 - Vālmīki’s Rāmāyaṇa is a classic story of human self-development focused on the relationship between the macrocosm (the kingdom)
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