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DharmaWiki portal is a platform for like-minded people, to read, discuss and contribute to the knowledge base of the subjects based on Sanatana Dharma and Shastras. Generally speaking it is a public source of narratives for widely accepted knowledge base of Vaidika Dharma or Sanatana Dharma.
  
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Every person leads a life irrespective of the civilization he belongs to. But every civilization has a characteristic way of living (जीवनशैली), which, as per that civilization’s convictions, is superior to the way other civilizations live. And the basis this characteristic way of living are the perspectives of life that the civilization is founded upon. And underlying the way of living and the perspectives of life are the perspectives about the world vishwa dristhi (विश्वदृष्टी ) or tattvajnana (तत्त्वज्ञान)) that the civilization is founded upon. The world view and perspectives toward life held by the civilization tend to influence an individual’s relationships with other entities, which include all movable and immovable (चराचर) entities. 
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| subheader  = [[Integral Unity of Sanatana Dharma (मूलसिद्धान्तसमैक्यता) | मूलसिद्धान्तसमैक्यता ॥ Integral Unity of Sanatana Dharma]]
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| subheader2  = [[Non-translatability (अननुवाद्यता) | अननुवाद्यता ॥ Non-translatability]]
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| subheader3  = [[Verifiability (परीक्षणम्) | परीक्षणम् ॥ Verifiability]]
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| subheader4= [[Towards Diligence (रचनासौष्ठवम्) | रचनासौष्ठवम् ॥ Towards Diligence]]}}
  
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== Core Idea and Vision ==
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* '''[[Integral Unity of Sanatana Dharma (मूलसिद्धान्तसमैक्यता)|मूलसिद्धान्तसमैक्यता ॥ Integral Unity of Sanatana Dharma]]''' : Narratives highlight the rich diversity of various traditions with emphasis on the integral unity of core principles of Sanatana Dharma.
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Dharmawiki lays the foundation in creating a universal forum and spearheading a campaign for bringing to light the numerous perspectives of sanatana dharma expounded in the ancient Vedic traditions. The core idea is to bring the reader closer to the the original sources - the Vedas and Vaidika Vangmaya (Vedangas, Puranas, Kalpas, Nirukta).  
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* [[Non-translatability (अननुवाद्यता)|'''अननुवाद्यता ॥ Non-translatability''']]''' :''' English or any language is grossly insufficient to explain the numerous nuances of the divine language Samskrit. Hence words such as Moksha translated as 'liberation' or 'release from bondage' do not exactly stand for Moksha. Hence such words, viz., atma, karma, moksha, sat, chit, etc are used as is in the narratives. We keep adding to the list of such words [[Non-Translatable Sanskrit words|here.]]
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* '''[[Verifiability (परीक्षणम्)|परीक्षणम् ॥ Verifiability]]''' : Articles should contain references to primary sources which are properly cited at appropriate places to ensure verifiability of references cited.
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* '''[[Towards Diligence (रचनासौष्ठवम्)|रचनासौष्ठवम् ॥ Towards Diligence]]''' : The quality goals of narratives compiled here include : good research (after indepth study) maintaining depth of the subject, towards comprehensiveness and consistency. It is to be noted that the articles are foundational to provide a discussion platform and they are gradually refined over time with more scholarly inputs. Interdisciplinary extrapolations, and psychoanalysis are strongly discouraged here.
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* '''[[Tantrayukti (तन्त्रयुक्तिः)|तन्त्रयुक्त्याधारः ॥ Based on Tantrayukti]] :''' Tantrayukti is the methodology adopted by ancient seers of Bharata in composing shastra works. According to Tantrayukti, the ideal structuring of a treatise should involve at least five aspects viz. प्रयोजनम् ॥ Prayojana (main objective), अधिकरणम् ॥ Adhikarana (the topic itself), विधानम् ॥ Vidhana (enlisting the arrangement of the topics), उद्देशः ॥ Uddesha (a brief statement of introduction to a topic ) and निर्देशः ॥ Nirdesha (detailed explanation of all sub-topics). This methodological approach in the presentation of a subject matter is extremely relevant to the Dharmawiki platform. All aspects required for systematic writing are discussed by Tantrayuktis. Therefore, Dharmawiki adopts Tantrayukti as the foundation for the compilation of articles and their structure. And encourages authors to reflect the application of Tantrayukti in the presentation of their content.
  
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Dharmawiki serves as a common comprehensive reference platform for both the masses and the scholars by
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The article and topic contributions on this portal have the following additional views with an aim to include more insights in future.
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# Initiating resurgence of ancient time-tested knowledge of dharmic lifestyles to promote holistic approach towards life in the generations to come.
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# Language resource creation (wikisource) its development and population with the knowledge base from ancient Sanskrit Vedic sources.
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# Aiming to capture, complement, supplement and disseminate knowledge India's integral practices.
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# Bringing to light the unbiased dharmic perspectives on social, economic, political, and cultural aspects presented in Vedic literature.
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| subheader  = [[Sampradayasiddha Vishaya (संप्रदायसिद्धविषयः) | संप्रदायसिद्धविषयः ॥ Sampradayasiddha Vishaya]]
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# Providing a technological workspace to bring forward the views of traditional scholars (mainstream or otherwise) and their scholarly works that have been unexplored.
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| subheader2  = [[Vysadi-Rshi Parampara (व्यासादिऋषिपरंपरा) | व्यासादिऋषिपरंपरा ॥ Vysadi-Rshi Parampara]]
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# Developing narratives grounded in dharmic traditions for mainstream subjects such as medicine, sciences, economics, judiciary, chemistry, geology, ecology, astronomy, mathematics and vocational subjects.
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| subheader3  = [[Purushartha Drshti (पुरुषार्थदृष्टिः) | पुरुषार्थदृष्टिः ॥ Purushartha Drshti]]
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| subheader4 = [[No Dating or Chronology of Texts (कालानुक्रमणिका न) | कालानुक्रमणिका न ॥ No Dating or Chronology of Texts]]
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| subheader5 = [[Bharat's Scholarly Views (भारतीय विद्वत्समीक्षा) | भारतीय विद्वत्समीक्षा ॥ Bharat's Scholarly Views]]
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* '''[[Sampradayasiddha Vishaya (संप्रदायसिद्धविषयः)|संप्रदायसिद्धविषयः ॥ Sampradayasiddha Vishaya]]''': Handed down from generations this dharmika tradition belonged to the people of Bharatavarsha and it is our right as well as duty to protect and proliferate it.  
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* '''[[Vysadi-Rshi Parampara (व्यासादिऋषिपरंपरा)|व्यासादिऋषिपरंपरा ॥ Vysadi-Rshi Parampara]]''': Articles adhere to the concepts propounded in texts given by our Rshi Parampara including Maharshi Vedavyasa's Vedas and Vedanta along with other allied traditional literature (such as Vedangas and Smrtis).
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* '''[[Purushartha Drshti (पुरुषार्थदृष्टिः)|पुरुषार्थदृष्टिः ॥ Purushartha Drshti]]''' : Revitalize the society to perform activities for achieving welfare of one and all employing the Purushartha views and not for Svartha (selfishness) or individual goals.
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* '''[[No Dating or Chronology of Texts (कालानुक्रमणिका न)|कालानुक्रमणिका न ॥ No Dating or Chronology of Texts]]''' : The subject of establishing timeframes of Vedas, vedic texts, or any other allied literature will not be attempted here. Concept of Sanatanata (timelessness) of the vedic literature is adopted.  
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* '''[[Bharat's Scholarly Views (भारतीय विद्वत्समीक्षा)|भारतीय विद्वत्समीक्षा ॥ Bharat's Scholarly Views]]''' : The field of "Indology", which developed in the past 300 years and is largely controlled till date by western academia, is now presented here with perspectives of traditional Bharat's academia to dispel myths created by western indoctrination. Narratives include prose quotations, slokas, and mantras available in samskrit texts along with basic translation to place the perspective before the reader. Research work done by students, academic paper presentations, poster presentations, publications and conference proceedings of revered scholars are explored and used for references.
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* '''[[Original Samskrit Sources (संस्कृतमूलम्)|संस्कृतमूलम् ॥ Original Samskrit Sources]]''' : Articles contain the original samskrit references from traditional texts (Vedas, Vaidika Vangmaya, Puranas, Itihasas etc) with their sources cited to enable anyone with knowledge of Samskrit to personally make their interpretations.
  
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== Disclaimer ==
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# Dharmawiki articles tap into the traditional well-established research heritage of India, reflected in the intellectual writings and translations of Indian scholars, whose knowledge base was founded on the guru-shishya parampara.
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All the information on this website is published in good faith and for general information purpose only. The development of this website is still not complete. This is a beta-launch to reach out to the users and contributors of Sanatana Dharma. Currently, many aspects such as building content, adding appropriate media, images, videos are in process. Please excuse any discrepancies in this effort and we look forward for inputs regarding the same.
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# Compilation of the subject matter involves extensive research of Vedic literature available both in libraries and on reliable internet sources. (Shodhganga, Vedic Heritage Portal, Internet Archives, Digital Library of India and Sanskrit Literature sites such as Sanskrit ebooks and Sanskrit Documents). Research thesis works of modern day research students (published in shodhganga), find an expression in Dharmawiki articles.
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# Subject matter is supported by direct quotations from vedic and vedantic literatures to remove ambiguity, numerous interpolations and extrapolations thereby allowing the readers to independently develop unbiased thoughts (based on the presented primary sources). 
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# Sanskrit content material (words, slokas, mantras) is used to improve the subjects’ visibility and promote usage. References to grammatical texts, Shabdakalpadruma, Vachaspatyam, Nirukta reinforce the concepts. 
 
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# Easily approachable structure of the articles gives the comprehensive information sought for by the masses.
 
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# Scholarly views about principles of Sanatana dharma (Punarjanma, Moksha) are collected through personal interaction with learned scholars in Samskrit forums and a record of such conversations are presented under the Discussion heading. 
 
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# Fundamental concepts of Dharmas - the moral code of conduct applicable for every living being under different circumstances are presented. Example : Judicial aspects from Manusmriti, Dharmashastras. A first hand information from scholars about the traditional view-points of socially contentious topics (Example : Yama-Yami samvada) are included.
 
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# Lucid presentation of ancient practices such as Nityakarmas (Aupasana and Agnihotra) serve as reference manuals (of conventional practices) to promote their revitalization in the society.
 
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# Topics that are profound with esoteric insights of ancient seers provide an insight into the characteristics of the vedas and vedanta. Examples : Vidya (Brahmavidya, Bhumavidya, Panchagnividya), Mahavakyas, Yajna (Srauta yajnas), Margas (Paths in life and for enlightenment) such as Pravritti and Nivritti, Shastras (Nyaya and Mimamsa).
 
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Manifold are the topics that have been included under the Dharmasastra from very ancient times.  From very ancient times '''''Truth''''' is exalted above everything else. Rig veda (7.104.2) says    <blockquote>''"True  speech and false speech run a race against each other. Soma protects out of the two what is true and what is very straight-forward and strikes down what is false."'' </blockquote>The conception of rta in the Rigveda is a sublime one and is the germ of the later doctrine of the rule of dharma. The Dharmasutras of Gautama, Baudhayana, Apastamba, and Vasishta deal in greater or less detail principally the following subjects:   
 
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* Ashramas (Brahmachari, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, Sanyasi)Dharmas
 
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* Shanti prakriya(rites for propitiating planets)}}From the above list it can be understood that the concept of Dharma is a far reaching one, embracing the whole life of man. The propounders of Dharmasastra meant by Dharma not a creed or religion but a mode of life or a code of conduct, which regulated a man's work and activities as a member of society and as an individual. Dharma was intended to bring about the gradual development of a man and enable him to reach what was deemed to be the goal of human existence. From this standpoint various divisions of dharma were suggested. Classification of dharma was primarily based on Shrutis (Vedic texts and rites) and Smritis (Classes and Stages of life), thus exist
 
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Aptly, the dharmic paradigm encompasses<ref>Rajiv Malhotra. (2011) ''[[Being Different]]''</ref>
 
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#integral principles of life ('''dharmik tattvajnana''')
 
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#perspective of life ('''dharmik jeevan dristi''')
 
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#codes of conduct ('''dharmik vyavahar sutra''')
 
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#systems and structures ('''dharmik vyavastha''')
 
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##Ekoham bahusyamaha, Ekaki na ramate
 
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##Bhagavad Gita 3.10 and 3.11: saha yagyaha prajaha srustva, purovaca prajapatih.. & devan bhavaya tanena..
 
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##Bhagavad Gita 15.5: sarvasya chaaham hridi sannivishtaha
 
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Some elements of the dharmik perspective of life ('''dharmik jeevan dristi''') that are based on such a dharmic paradigm [Major references: Dr. K. S. Narayanacharya, Shri Aurobindo] '''Atma, Satya, karma, Punarjanma, Moksha'''
 
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#'''Sarvavyapatvam'''<nowiki> : Consciousness is all pervading [Bhagavad Gita 2.24: nitya sarva gatah, Bhagavad Gita 10.8: aham sarvasya prabhavo], nature is made of consciousness [Bhagavad Gita 9.4: maya tatami dam sarvam..]. Thus life is unlimited in space. </nowiki>
 
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#'''Punarjanma'''<nowiki> : Similarly, life is eternal in time and rebirth (punarjanma) is but an expression of this eternity of life [Bhagavad Gita: yam yam vapi smaran…] Rebirth as a means to fulfill the missed opportunity of self-fulfillment, in earlier lives, with no achievement made at any stage lost. It is an assurance that life shall not fail. It is not aimless or endless transmigration of life as pessimists understand or fatalists believe. It is positive way of life-fulfillment. </nowiki>
 
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#'''Jivana Chakram'''<nowiki> : In line with this eternity, creation and destruction are cyclic and mutually complementary. [example of seed that grows into tree, gives rise to more seed that fall to the ground again and each seed, in its destruction gives rise to more trees]</nowiki>
 
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#Role of moksha, independence (svatantrata) in individual and social life
 
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#Sarve bhavantu sukhinaha [Somebody may think this is impractical. Swami Vivekananda however said. It is unfortunate when man tries to idealize reality instead of realizing ideals]
 
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#Aatmavat sarva bhuteshu [Chanakya niti: matravat para daresu, para dravyesu lostravat]
 
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#'''Ahimsa''': Non-violence to any aspect of the law of life, and not merely avoidance of blood-shed or cruder forms of violence in terms of war, racial conquests, human suppression or infringement of human dignity. [ahimsa paramo dharmo, himsa dharma tathavia ca]
 
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#'''Shraddha''': Not merely faith in the wisdom and comfort of cosmic forces that lead to this evolution, but development  of human personality in terms of the stuff suitable for the mind and speech in such a way as suits the path of perfection. It is implicit faith in something sublime. Man and his essential ‘stuff’ are identical from this angle. Body, mind and intelligence are ‘made’ and we can so feed them with food, thought and expression, appropriately in gradual steps to achieve this purpose. Conviction, courage, wisdom, right choices, the desire for self-improvement, love, cooperation, harmony and right vision – are all products shraddha. Trust in God’s elevating Grace, and the faith that good will triumph over Evil, also form this shraddha.
 
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#Pancha yajna: Brahma yajna, pitru yajna, deva yajna, bhuta yajna, atithi yajna
 
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#Varna and Ashrama: The grouping of life-sustaining professions, giving them a place, a meaning and divine ordainment, as steps appropriate for the law of evolution. It is not caste in its corrupt form and grasp: This is ‘varna’ – a minimum description of units in society and its dignified vocations such as discovery of knowledge, dissemination and preservation. It also include protection of social and national integrity, smooth functioning of vocations, preservation from internal or external aggressions or grabbings and confusions, vocation of circulation of essential commodities, their production, preservation and distribution; and the varieties of labor involved in all this inter-related smooth running of society. ‘Ashram’ is the concept of human evolution from bachelorship, devoted earning of knowledge or proficient in vocation through householdership, asceticism and renunciation in gradually evolving steps.
 
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#'''Tapas''': Hard efforts to integrate faculties of bodily potencies with those of mind and speech and yoking them to achieve unity of personality. Tapas can be dharmik or adharmik. When engaged favourably (such as Bhagavad Gita yada samharate chayam …Kurma), such integrated effort can help one can visualize God, achieve immortality and eternal service to cosmos, subjectively as well as objectively. It is complete tuning of body, mind and speech to the total evolution of the spirit to its fullness. Self-control comes as a first step in an eight-fold path called yoga.
 
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#Sannyasa: Renunciation of all that is not conducive to this evolution, and not merely ‘asceticism’, for its own sake; or abandonment of unavoidable duties appropriate to contexts, professions, and personalities upholding society manifoldly; it is not a negation of life or unhealthy withdrawal from life which tantamounts to escapism.  Positively it means giving more to the society than taking. And depositing one’s all in God, and worshipping as His agent, refraining from selfishness or attachment to fruits of appointed duties. It is an attitude of life for all and throughout life.
 
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#Three-fold Yoga: Man can  attain God by a Yoga in three steps of Action, Knowledge and Devotion, while in this life, and practice his vocation in his own field of action and stage of spiritual evolution. Yoga is not an abnormal activity away from outside its legitimate scheme or sphere. The three-fold yoga consists of
 
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##Knowledge of the self, sustained by life and activity, and filled with Devotion
 
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 27 September 2019

DharmaWiki portal is a platform for like-minded people, to read, discuss and contribute to the knowledge base of the subjects based on Sanatana Dharma and Shastras. Generally speaking it is a public source of narratives for widely accepted knowledge base of Vaidika Dharma or Sanatana Dharma.

Content Policies of DharmaWiki

The article and topic contributions on this portal are built keeping in mind the following must have aspects.

Dharmawiki Content Policies
मूलसिद्धान्तसमैक्यता ॥ Integral Unity of Sanatana Dharma
अननुवाद्यता ॥ Non-translatability
परीक्षणम् ॥ Verifiability
रचनासौष्ठवम् ॥ Towards Diligence
  • मूलसिद्धान्तसमैक्यता ॥ Integral Unity of Sanatana Dharma : Narratives highlight the rich diversity of various traditions with emphasis on the integral unity of core principles of Sanatana Dharma.
  • अननुवाद्यता ॥ Non-translatability : English or any language is grossly insufficient to explain the numerous nuances of the divine language Samskrit. Hence words such as Moksha translated as 'liberation' or 'release from bondage' do not exactly stand for Moksha. Hence such words, viz., atma, karma, moksha, sat, chit, etc are used as is in the narratives. We keep adding to the list of such words here.
  • परीक्षणम् ॥ Verifiability : Articles should contain references to primary sources which are properly cited at appropriate places to ensure verifiability of references cited.
  • रचनासौष्ठवम् ॥ Towards Diligence : The quality goals of narratives compiled here include : good research (after indepth study) maintaining depth of the subject, towards comprehensiveness and consistency. It is to be noted that the articles are foundational to provide a discussion platform and they are gradually refined over time with more scholarly inputs. Interdisciplinary extrapolations, and psychoanalysis are strongly discouraged here.
  • तन्त्रयुक्त्याधारः ॥ Based on Tantrayukti : Tantrayukti is the methodology adopted by ancient seers of Bharata in composing shastra works. According to Tantrayukti, the ideal structuring of a treatise should involve at least five aspects viz. प्रयोजनम् ॥ Prayojana (main objective), अधिकरणम् ॥ Adhikarana (the topic itself), विधानम् ॥ Vidhana (enlisting the arrangement of the topics), उद्देशः ॥ Uddesha (a brief statement of introduction to a topic ) and निर्देशः ॥ Nirdesha (detailed explanation of all sub-topics). This methodological approach in the presentation of a subject matter is extremely relevant to the Dharmawiki platform. All aspects required for systematic writing are discussed by Tantrayuktis. Therefore, Dharmawiki adopts Tantrayukti as the foundation for the compilation of articles and their structure. And encourages authors to reflect the application of Tantrayukti in the presentation of their content.

Scope of DharmaWiki

The article and topic contributions on this portal have the following additional views with an aim to include more insights in future.

Scope of Dharmawiki
संप्रदायसिद्धविषयः ॥ Sampradayasiddha Vishaya
व्यासादिऋषिपरंपरा ॥ Vysadi-Rshi Parampara
पुरुषार्थदृष्टिः ॥ Purushartha Drshti
कालानुक्रमणिका न ॥ No Dating or Chronology of Texts
भारतीय विद्वत्समीक्षा ॥ Bharat's Scholarly Views
संस्कृतमूलम् ॥ Original Samskrit Sources

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