Yes, but it is not considered a book or a body of literature, and it is not known to be older than spoken sanskrit. Nobody knows.
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "rudra_joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Uh, yeah, the presanskrit language called Brahmi of the Indus valley, is recorded on the Harappa seals. It shows some of the earliest icons of our world such as soma prep, and unicorns. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Vaj > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 7:09 PM > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Buddha > > > > 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. > > Unfortunately what has happened is that the whole research thrust has > taken the neo-Vedic and Vaishnavite route, esp. since the "British > Raj". > > > 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. > > If you are unfamiliar with this I recommend the Tamil Shaivite poets. > Great stuff. > > > (And were any rishis ever > > Buddhists?) > > > Well they were awakened! ;-) > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. 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/
