You are here: SriPedia - Oppiliappan - Archives - Sep 2006

Oppiliappan List Archive: Message 00051 Sep 2006

 
Sep 2006 Indexes ( Date | Thread | Author )
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]


Dear Sri Malolan,
 
Buddhists and Jains themselves believe that that there were many Buddhas
and Mahavir's prior to those dated to the 4th and 5th centuries. And that the
ideas they expressed are also very old.
 
When adiyEn asked a similar question to a scholar regarding Azhvars
dates and their references to Buddhist and Jainist philosophies, I was
told the same. That there is no need to tie these philosophies only to
the most recent known Buddha or Mahavir.
 
adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan


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/



Do you Yahoo!?
Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. __._,_.___

Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional
Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required)
Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured
Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe

__,_._,___
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index ] [Thread Index ] [Author Index ]
Home Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia
oppiliappan-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To subscribe to the list