Date of the Buddha and RV

[Swaminathan Madhuresan]

> >>>THE BIG BAND WHICH BROUGHT THIS COSMOS INTO CREATION !
>
> >I have heard of the cosmos being compared to a great symphony, but I
> >didn't think that any mythologies had developed around the idea.
> >Perhaps Tommy Dorsey just hit OM on his clarinet so precisely that
> >everything sprung into existence...

  Parpola, Asko, 1981. On the primary meaning and etymology of the
  sacred syllable �m. Pp. 195-213 in: Asko Parpola (ed.), Proceedings
  of the Nordic South Asia Conference held in Helsinki, June 10-12,
  1980. (Studia Orientalia, 50). Helsinki: The Finnish Oriental Society.

  Summary of the main theses:
  Original meaning: Om in the Vedic ritual = 'yes', om = tath� = 'yes'
  also in ordinary conversation, and in the Chandogya Upanishad �m is
  expressly said to be a word expressing agreement.
  Etymology: < Dravidian �m < �kum 'yes' < 'it is (fitting, suitable)',
  � labialized by the following m as Jaffna Tamil �m < �m.

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