Raimon Panikkar, Raimon Panikkar, priest and philosopher, died on 26th August at the age of 91, at his home in Tavertet.
His death has caused great sorrow in the hearts of those who shared part of his path on this earth, a path which he dedicated entirely to the search for the Source in which his spirit now rests.
A private funeral was held at the church in Tavertet on Saturday, 29th August. A solemn mass for the repose of his spirit was celebrated at the Abbey of Montserrat on Friday, 3rd September at 5.00 p.m.
Half of his ashes lie in the cemetery of Tavertet
a funeral stele on his tomb evokes the trasformation of time
and half were scattered into the sacred waters of the River Ganges in Varanasi, according to the hindu rite.
..............................................................................Tavertet, October 2010
The Fundació Vivarium Raimon Panikkar of Can Feló, 08159 Tavertet (Barcelona) Spain, heir to all the intellectual property rights of Raimon Panikkar, hereby undertakes, according to the wishes of the author himself, to spread his thought by publishing his books and carrying on the activities conforming to the spirit which inspired him during his life.
Publisher and international agent: Jaca Book, Via Frua 11, 20146 Milan. www.jacabook.it
The author’s Opera Omnia is published:
in Italian by Jaca Book (original version) www.jacabook.it
in Catalan by Fragmenta Editorial - www.fragmenta.cat
in French by Edition du Cerf –www.editionsducerf.fr
in English: negotiations are under way for an Anglo-Indian co-production
to be followed by editions in other languages.
Raimon Panikkar’s rich library has been donated to the Library of the University of Girona, which has undertaken to provide a special room and to catalogue all his books so that they can be consulted.