Learn Sanskrit at Build in London
Learn to read Sanskrit on our Classical Languages courses at Build.
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Sanskrit level 3: module 1
Course Date: Mon 23 Sep 2019
Location on this date: EC EustonBy the end of this module you will be able to read and write fairly complex sentences in Sanskrit using the entire present system, the past imperfect and past perfect. You will be ready to approach original Sanskrit texts such as the Hitopadesha, the Bhagvad Gita and the Sanskrit epics.Full fee: £169.00Senior fee: £169.00Concession: £103.00 -
Sanskrit Level 1: module 1
Course Date: Mon 23 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetBy the end of this module you will be able to read and write in the Devanagari script; understand and
apply commonly used noun declensions; identify frequently used verb conjugations; and construct simple sentences in
the present tense.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £127.00Concession: £97.00 -
Sanskrit Vedic chanting beginners: module 1
Course Date: Wed 25 Sep 2019
Location on this date: FRA - Fashion Retail AcademyVac (speech) has been deified in Sanskrit culture since the time of the Rigveda. Properly articulated, Vedic scriptures are considered mystical and liberating. In this class we will learn Vedic recitation (mantroccarana) techniques from the Taittiriya school of the Yajurveda. Purifying pronunciation (uccarana-shuddhi) being the first step, texts for chanting will be taken from Vedic samhitas, brahmanas and upanisads. Bhakti literature and yoga mantras will be part of the corpus.Full fee: £109.00Senior fee: £109.00Concession: £66.00 -
Introduction to Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
Course Date: Thu 26 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe understanding of yoga today seems to be limited to postures, flexibility and the physical and mental tenacity they are said to bestow. The philosophical fundament is largely unknown to modern practitioners. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the foundational text of yoga, provides a blueprint for liberation. It sets out an ontology, epistemology, praxis - a soteriological pathway to the ultimate goal. This course is an introduction to the philosophical foundation of yoga.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £127.00Concession: £97.00 -
Sanskrit level 2: module 1
Course Date: Thu 26 Sep 2019
Location on this date: EC EustonBy the end of this module you will be able to read and write fairly complex sentences in the present and imperfect
tense; understand and apply a range of noun declensions; thematic and athematic verb conjugations in the present
system including at least two moods; introduction to sandhi.Full fee: £169.00Senior fee: £169.00Concession: £103.00 -
Sanskrit Vedic chanting intermediate: module 1
Course Date: Fri 27 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetVac (speech) has been deified in Sanskrit culture since the time of the Rigveda. Properly articulated, Vedic scriptures are considered mystical and liberating. In this class we will learn Vedic recitation (mantroccarana) techniques from the Taittiriya school of the Yajurveda. Purifying pronunciation (uccarana-shuddhi) being the first step, texts for chanting will be taken from Vedic samhitas, brahmanas and upanisads. Bhakti literature and yoga mantras will be part of the corpus.Full fee: £109.00Senior fee: £109.00Concession: £66.00 -
Sanskrit level 3: module 2
Course Date: Mon 13 Jan 2020
Location on this date: EC EustonThis information will be provided soon. Please keep checking our website.Full fee: £169.00Senior fee: £169.00Concession: £103.00 -
Sanskrit Vedic chanting beginners: module 2
Course Date: Wed 15 Jan 2020
Location on this date: FRA - Fashion Retail AcademyThis information will be provided soon. Please keep checking our website.Full fee: £109.00Senior fee: £109.00Concession: £66.00 -
Sanskrit level 2: module 2
Course Date: Thu 16 Jan 2020
Location on this date: EC EustonThis information will be provided soon. Please keep checking our website.Full fee: £169.00Senior fee: £169.00Concession: £103.00 -
Sanskrit Vedic chanting intermediate: module 2
Course Date: Fri 17 Jan 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis information will be provided soon. Please keep checking our website.Full fee: £109.00Senior fee: £109.00Concession: £66.00 -
Sanskrit: an introduction for absolute beginners at the British Museum
Course Date: Fri 21 Feb 2020
Location on this date: The British MuseumThis four-week course, presented in partnership between the British Museum and Build, uses British Museum
objects related to ancient South Asia to provide a foundation in the Sanskrit language.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £103.00Concession: £79.00 -
Sanskrit level 3: module 3
Course Date: Mon 20 Apr 2020
Location on this date: EC EustonThis information will be provided soon. Please keep checking our website.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £97.00 -
Sanskrit Vedic chanting beginners: module 3
Course Date: Wed 22 Apr 2020
Location on this date: FRA - Fashion Retail AcademyThis information will be provided soon. Please keep checking our website.Full fee: £109.00Senior fee: £109.00Concession: £66.00 -
Sanskrit level 2: module 3
Course Date: Thu 23 Apr 2020 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: EC EustonThis information will be provided soon. Please keep checking our website.Full fee: £169.00Senior fee: £169.00Concession: £103.00 -
Sanskrit Vedic chanting intermediate: module 3
Course Date: Fri 24 Apr 2020 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis information will be provided soon. Please keep checking our website.Full fee: £109.00Senior fee: £109.00Concession: £66.00
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