--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mar 11, 2005, at 7:44 PM, off_world_beings wrote: > > > You will astound historical scholars if you can name a book or > > literature that predates the Rig Ved. > > I believe the Zhang Zhung Nyan Gyud does....and scholars are well aware > of it.
I'm afraid not Vaj. It just isn't so. You are talking about an 8th century manuscript. > > Unfortunately what has happened is that the whole research thrust has > taken the neo-Vedic and Vaishnavite route, esp. since the "British > Raj".>>> Some truth to this , but over emphasised by new agers. Not really significant. > > > Rig Ved = Sanskrit. The oldest use of these words are in Vedic texts. > > Well Rig Ved is in "Vedic Sanskrit" but Dravidian languages preceded > Sanskrit.>> Dravidian was once thought to precede Sanskrit in India, but now is thought to be a version of Sanskrit, and not preceding. > > If you are unfamiliar with this I recommend the Tamil Shaivite poets. > Great stuff. > > > (And were any rishis ever > > Buddhists?) > > > Well they were awakened! ;-) Then all the Buddhas were 'Vedic Rishis' which means 'Knowers/teachers of Truth/reality'. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
