Early Giithaa sculptures

[DEVARAKONDA VENKATA NARAYANA SARMA]

Atleast from the time of Adizankara, gitA has been considered
as one of the important texts of Hinduism. Adizanakara has
written commentaries on

1)brahmasUtrAs
2)Principal upaniSads
3)bhagavadgItA

These three are called "prasthAnatrayam" in Hinduism.
The latter philosophers have more or less followes suit
and written commentaries on the above. The respectability
of a system of philosophy was measured by the ability
of that school to interpret these triple texts in
its favour.

regards,

sarma.

At 12:20 PM 12/23/98 PST, you wrote:
>20th century Indian homes are filled with the
>pictures/handicrafts of Krishna and Arjuna on
>a chariot drawn by horses? How old is this
>art motif?
>
>Is it created aftr Giithaa's rise to the position
>of the Hindu equivalent of Bible and Koran?
>Or, does this have an earlier representation?
>How old is this in Indian art?
>
>>Regards,
>N. Ganesan
>