Buddhism And Scientific Temper | K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty, I.A.S (Retd.)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Prof. A. Karunanandan Endowment Lecture on
Buddhist and Dravidian Studies 2024-2025
Buddhism And Scientific Temper
Speaker:
K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty, I.A.S (Retd.)
Former Vice-Chancellor Indian Maritime University Government of India
06.01.2025, University of Madras
University Of Madras Department Of Indian History
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Outstanding presentation as usual. This video should be preserved.
Very interesting sir. Let us promote scientific temper sir.
One of the best talk i ever heard so clear. This should be watched by every indian . Thank you so much for uploading. Great work
Excellent speech with useful information.
very excellent speech on scientific temper which is very essential in india.
Wondeful presentation which enable to understand the significance of scientific temper for everyone. The Presentation also highlights the Philosophy of Buddhism which is based fully on scientific outlook. It induces to study more regarding this topic. Thank you sir.
Wow! A great speech with excellent content. This is a must watch for growing kids. I will get this viewed by my daughter who is 13. Children really need to be brought up with an open mindset and they should see this.
Unfortunately, the audience don't seemed to be as enthusiastic as I was listening to this one.
அறிவார்ந்த தீவிரம் இங்கே மக்களுக்காக சிந்தனாவாதியாகிறது.....🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
I really appreciate the way he has dome his research and come up with insights.
I listened your speech 3 times sir.
Really a great speech. It is to be taken to every nook and corner of this state.
Why Bhuddisam was erased from India may not have recorded in our history but as Ambedkar said the actual history of India is the war between Bhuddisam and Hinduism.
Every Indian to put forward a question. When the Bhuddisam and Bhudda emerged from India and both have been celebrated in many other countries and in many contexts why both were referred but not adopted in the way it would have been?
Second question when the Hindu religion claims that it's the oldest and teaches many worthy matters, why not it was practised in many countries?
When there were so many references in books about the existence of Bhudda Vihars where are they now?
one of the best clear rational content presented here that MUST be taught in colleges and universities.. respects to Ashok sir and Prof. A. Karunanandan sir.
Thought provoking speech
Sir, it's a wonderful speech on Buddhism & Scientific temper, with quotes of various geniuses, & relevant videos making the audience very interesting. Definitely, it will be an inspiring speech for the college students who were present there.
Sir, it's a wonderful speech on Buddhism and Scientific Temper, citing the quotations of various geniuses and in between showing the pertinent videos, making the audience to enjoy the speech. Definitely, it's an inspiring speech for the students, there.
Thank you for having your time sir...
Good speech.
Excellent ❤❤ information and knowledge ❤❤❤
Excellent Speech
great insights
We reqire people like you. Wonderful lecture
I astonish your personalty seems atheist sir. Your rational thinking speech wonderful sir.
I salute you sir, very insightful lecture
Light in dark times
Very nice presentation thank you sir.
amazing prof!!!!
Excellent speech, Sir.
Top-notch 🎉
One of the great speech sir
Brilliant and thanks
Thank You Sir
A great speaker. Logical, rational thinking and experimental facts come into neglecting superstitions and dig out facts.
Please introduce people like pragmatic approach.
Excellent
Thoughts of all living beings are probagated by electro Magnetic waves .
When any feelings deeply felt and longed, the same emw travel around the world and find the animate or inanimate things
and both come into contact
at appropriate time and place the wishes (good/bad)
Come to happen automatically.
On this basis all living beings carry out theit intentions.
According to the strength of the thought things happen immediately or at unexpected time
Thank you for the spectacular lecture
It is the simple natural
46:53 the importance of scientific temper 51 (a h)
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1:10:33 napoleon and laplus
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Excellent speech Very well explained scientific temperament and superficiality . You are right sir many scientists are also not following the science they believe in superstition .
Religious faith is an individual aspirations but this faith should be alienated from political setup and educational institutions and social development schemes then India shall develop.
Thank you.
Respected sir. What a great insight n explanation on superstition. Ending on scientific theory Waw a great meaningful speech sir. I have shown more n more interest in your speech.❤🙏🙏🌹🌹
A good lecture promoting the practicing of Scientific Temper. But, the problem is that such lectures have to be simplified like that of Periyar so that it reaches a common man. It is like the books written by the great intellectual B.R. Ambedkar.
23:05 religion has two components
It is good that he does not entirely ignore the role of global racism and other isms. But perhaps he could connect it more strongly to what he sees as "India's lack of scientific temper."
I astonish your personalty seems athiest (forwardcaste people) however rational example wonderful
54:05 Buddhism the most rational of all religions
58:35 Buddha famous answer
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That’s why Dr.BABA SAHEB said if u like join with “ BUDHISM “ !
Yes
1:07:04 God
Excellent sir. How can we contact Ashok Vardhan shetty
For this man i want to say..
That over relience on rational thinking and western driven scientific thinking is also a form of superstition, as in the pursuit of rationality the scientific inquiry rising out of curiosity gets limited due to such over reliance. From 200bc to 1200 CE ancient Indian knowledge dominated the entire eastern hemisphere of the world and this phenomenon called indosphere.. meaning Indias sphere of influence. Infact this is the primary for the knowledge thrived western minds to look for India to gain answers for the scientific inquiries which is thoroughly lacking in there traditional knowledge. This speaker has relied the most rudimentary form of argument to put across his point as his case lacks merit he has simply ridiculed the existence of traditional knowledge in the eastern world by form of his opinions as a scientist he should have examined the validity of traditional knowledge through hypothesis contradictions and facts but this requires and openness in mind to accept the possibility of existence of an alternate fact and knowledge. But the western trained scientist of today have became inadvertently gullible to the western sciences which draws its glory by merely ridiculing the knowledge and principles which do not fit into the predetermined minds of western scientific world, i think this also qualifies as a form of superstition because they are blinded by the sludge propagated by western thoughts.
Think of a 1,000 scientific discoveries and inventions that have made a significant difference to the world and the way we live and work.
Can you list 20 things that originated in India? Or, at least 10 things?
India did make significant contributions in mathematics, metallurgy, medicine, architecture, etc between 5th century BCE and 8th century CE but almost nothing of note from 8th century CE to 19th century CE. That's because India was riddled with superstitions and useless rituals and our people lost their scientific temper during this period.
Science is universal, there is nothing like 'Indian science', 'Chinese science' or 'Western science'. Science is the common heritage of all mankind. Parochialism has no place in Science. Science unites, Religion divides.
I may be missing something. Can you please enlighten me with specific facts and figures rather than making vague, general comments?
Of course because Buddhism spread all across Asia. People from Japan, Korea, China like countries came to study at Nalanda University to study Buddhism because Buddhism heavily influenced their culture. Nalanda, Takshashila were all Buddhist Universities
The excerpts from the books of Richard Dawkins (The Blind Watchmaker, The Magic of Reality etc) should find a place in high school text books. The young minds shall not be allowed to be corrupted by the superstitions.
I wonder how can buddha be so rational and different 2600 years
Respected sir, instead of grabbing your vast various spheres of knowledge, you should not have been allowed to “ RETIRE “.!
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1:12:29 Buddha rejected Soul
Where can i watch the full speech ? I have seen two snippets
This TH-cam video is the complete speech.
30:49 why people believe in magical powers
Scientific temperament is appreciable. But science itself is a relative truth. It is is unable to answer a vast majority of existential and sentient connections. So let's be rationale but not critical of all practices without full evaluation.
Every person has a right to faith as long as it is not harmful to fellow beings and nature.
Sanatana Dharma is very open and questioning is most welcome and that is the only way.
Sadly Buddhism is on a decline it's not the only path as is being projected here.
Let's have the scientific spirit to understand existence and consciousness rather than live in a material world alone.
Wonderful speech. Hats off! Can aI have your email id
Brahminism assimilated Buddha also.
Scientific temper also includes admitting things that you have no understanding about. The speaker has no understanding of Hinduism which he tries to ridicule. A real scientist sticks to his field of enquiry. Spirituality is a realm that science is yet to explain. The fact that he is tolerated and is able to go about his business without any hassle is testimony to the tolerance of Hinduism. Had he ridiculed Islam or Christianity for that matter, he would be hiding in some obscure hole.
Can you please point out where I have ridiculed Hinduism? Pointing out the absurd statements made by some so-called educated people who should know better is not 'ridiculing Hinduism' as you put it. Do these guys represent Hinduism in your opinion? If you listen to the video fully, you will find that I've criticised Christianity and Islam in many places. I've also said that Buddhism got corrupted with superstitions later on and only Buddhism as originally taught by the Buddha was rational. Please read my reply to another gentleman (Vedic Living or whatever) who made a somewhat similar comment.
Just because science is yet to explain many things doesn't naturally mean that god, religion or spirituality has to fill the void... not knowing is a part of scientific exploration.. just because we don't know about many things yet, doesn't mean religion or spirituality can make any ridiculous theories about them and everyone has to abide by it ... read about the god of gaps.. and yes he hasn't ridiculed Hinduism... he has simply ridiculed the superstitions
His smug attitude comes in hitting at sift targets. Superstitions most in India ?. Really ?. Where else has he travelked snd lived.
Like he said , IAS, doesn't mean he knows everything
He has no idea about Hinduism. But one thing he knows for sure is that Hindus are asleep and criminally negligent when it comes to their religion. All that hubris and ridiculing Hindu Gurus comes from his understanding that he wont be attacked by Hindus in India and elsewhere.
He can only hit on the pacifist, peaceful tolerant ones, won't dare call out the radical intolerant voilent ones. That time his rationality will fly out the door.
Your views are very "voilent", as they parrot a tutored criticism without referring to the entire content of the video.
This guy bullshits big time with thinking what he knows is the only valid view point. Hubris + foolishness.
Would you like to give up a superstitious beleif called GOD ?.
Ola, n Hesus.
Respected sir. What a great insight n explanation on superstition. Ending on scientific theory Waw a great meaningful speech sir. I have shown more n more interest in your speech.❤🙏🙏🌹🌹
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He can only hit on the pacifist, peaceful tolerant ones, won't dare call out the radical intolerant voilent ones. That time his rationality will fly out the door.
You have obviously not seen the whole video. At several places, I have talked about the superstitions in Christianity and Islam, about witch hunts in Europe, about the objections to abortion, family planning, stem cell research, teaching of evolution in schools, etc. Please avoid making uncivil comments without basis.
Despite such a clear speech, your eyes are still closed. You clearly are an example of one who denies to think rational. There is nothing to be offended or to challenge here if you can think rationally.