Om, what immediately strikes this writer is that when it comes to such eternal 'Greats' as Vyasa etc.age, dates, timing etc. do not matter..They are always 'there' Omnipresent so to say. In fact there are numerous references to Sage Vyasa being an avaatrara of our beloved Shri Mahavishnu Himself. Now given this position, it is not surprising that they make their presence manifest at various points of time for various reasons. From whatever little one has read of the Vedic works,one is sure that even before 3100 BCE Sage Vyasa may have existed as some other entity. In most of Adi Sankara's historical background one will note an event when during the course of His travels He did meet a wise sage and after some arguments/dicussions, the Sage revealed His real self as the Venrable Vyasa and imparted instructions to Adi Sankara. Now if we consider this period which is just after Buddhism when the first seeds of Advaita originated then the period/timing may not tally with historical dating. Om tat Sat Tat tvam asi __/\__ Malolan Cadambi <mcadambi@xxxxxxx To: "Oppiliappan ." <oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Tiru Venkatam om> <tiruvenkatam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: cc: tiruvenkatam@yaho Subject: [t'venkatam] Dating the brahma Sutras and badarayana ogroups.com 09/07/06 12:25 AM Please respond to tiruvenkatam Dear Scholars, I have some basic questions about the date of the Brahma Sutras of Badarayana. Sampradaya identifies the identity of badarayana with Veda Vyasa, the redactor of the Vedas, Itihaasa-s and Purana-s. The latter's age is said to be around the end of the Treta Yuga, i.e around 3100 BCE. If Badarayana is identified with Veda Vyasa, some problems arise. This is because the brahma Sutras of badarayana refer to Buddhist/Jaina/Naasthika doctrines which are known to have historically been existent only after 400 BCE. If such be the case above, how is badarayana the same as Veda Vyasa? Regards, Malolan __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Namo VenkateshAya namah: To Post a message, send it to: tiruvenkatam@xxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: tiruvenkatam-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx Yahoo! Groups Links ****************************************************************** The information in this email is confidential, and intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. Any copying or further distribution beyond the original addressee is not intended, and may be unlawful. The opinions expressed are those of the sender, and do not necessarily reflect those of HDFC Bank Ltd. The e_mail has been successfully scanned for presence of virus. It is recommended to scan the attachment before launching. ****************************************************************** ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/zAINmC/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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