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Kosla Vepa is a member of the Global Indic Diaspora, originally a native of Andhra Pradesh state in India and has had the good fortune to have been brought up and have had his education in various parts of India including, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. He matriculated from Andhra University in 1955. Among the schools which he has attended are St.Xaviers College, Bombay, Karnatak University, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. His highest degree is a PhD in the area of Engineering Mechanics. His professional and technical interests include successful research and development engineering experience in the Information technology, aero‐engine and energy industries across the globe and an abiding interest in the history of the Mathematical sciences in antiquity.
About a decade ago Dr. Vepa, decided he would like to spend more time in the area where he has a passionate interest especially in Civilizational studies in a wide variety of subjects including ontological principles in science and philosophy, Ancient Indian history, Vedas and Vedanta, Mathematical Sciences in India during antiquity, the growth and evolution of civilizations, Geopolitics of the Indian subcontinent, to name a few. His major activity is to further the aims and objectives of the Indic Studies Foundation, stated in the link below and to further the progress towards an accurate rendering of the narrative of the Story of the Civilization of the Indic peoples. When he finds time he pursues his hobbies of photography and astronomy, Dr. Vepa resides in the San Francisco Bay area. He is keen on developing pedagogical materials for schools in India , which illustrate the rich traditions of India in Astronomy and Mathematics.
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partha replied to the topic Re: Buddhism naturalized! in the forum.
Hi Rajendra,
Philosophers like Flanagan who want to derive a clean ethical Buddhist way of life and attempt to rid Buddhism of karma, rebirth and such extra features would do well not to start with the highly evolved Mahayana forms , but go back to the alleged sayings of Gautama the Buddha himself, to minimise their clean-up duty.
As you point out, who will be interested?
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Philosophers like Flanagan who want to derive a clean ethical Buddhist way of life and attempt to rid Buddhism of karma, rebirth and such extra features would do well not to start with the highly evolved Mahayana forms , but go back to the alleged sayings of Gautama the Buddha himself, to minimise their clean-up duty.
As you point out, who will be interested?
Read More...
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