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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 __/\__



                                                                                
                                                        
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                      tiruvenkatam@yaho         Subject: [t'venkatam] Dating 
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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



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