Dear Sri Malolan, Very pertinent question, indeed, and one which must be sincerely and seriously addressed by scholars in this group. There is no point in bringing in tangential or extraneous issues to bear on this question. Let me begin by asking you, Sri Malolan, what are the specific passages in the Brahma Sutras which you have said "refer to Buddhist/Jaina/Naasthika doctrines"? For our benefit can you please quote them verbatim from the original text? The Brahma Sutra is a very, very terse and aphoristic work. It is my take that from a plain reading of the text one would never come across any explicit references to Buddhism or Jainism at all. There might of course be passages in the Sutra which are probably suggestive of Buddhist/Jainistic thought and philosophy (especially Nihilistic world-views which always existed in India even before the days of Buddhism). But it is highly unlikely that one will come across anywhere in the Sutra passages (or the 'sUtrAs') themselves which specifically name Buddha or Mahaveera, or which otherwise specifically deal with typically Buddhistic or Jainistic thoughts/doctrines. If one however does find in the Sutra a passage here and there that seems to deal with ideas or thoughts having strong Buddhistic flavor, one should only regard it either as (a) the Sutra having anticipated Buddhistic slant of thought long before Buddhism was even born as a system of philosophy in India or (b) as a case of mere historical coincidence. I am not a "expert" on the Brahma Sutra. I am open to correction by scholars in this and other lists. Thanks and regards, dAsan, Sudarshan --- Malolan Cadambi <mcadambi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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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