Dear Colleagues, I request your help with the following two:
1. There is a famous story about '*A Brahmin and a Boatman*' where the Brahmin knows everything but swimming, and what saves the boatman is swimming, not śāstra. I cannot find the Sanskrit source of this narrative. Is this story even found in any Sanskrit sources? I looked at *Hitopadeśa* and *Pañcatantra* but did not find anything. Am I missing something? 2. A non-Indology/non-Sanskritic colleague is looking for a good, robust and sophisticated discussion on the problem of Nigama and Āgama in English. Any recommendations? I would highly appreciate any cues. With my gratitude in advance. Mrinal ----- Mrinal Kaul (he/ him/ his) Assistant Professor of Indian Philosophy Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) Powai, Mumbai 400076, INDIA Tel: +91 22-2576-5349 Extn: 5349 (office) Tel: +91 22-62513773 (Residence) email: [email protected] www.hss.iitb.ac.in/en/faculty-profile/mrinal-kaul https://iitbombay.academia.edu/MrinalKaul Meeting: meet.google.com/gtj-tdms-tpg
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