Vimanas

[Allen W Thrasher]

On this I can only say what I used to say to my students.  In general
you have to have the idea of a technology before you have the
technology.  Therefore the descriptions of flying palaces in the
Indian texts are extremely weak evidence for their actual existence.
In addition, the vimanas would require an elaborate accessory
technology to build them, to house them, and to have places to take
off and land.  Why has no one stumbled across archaeological evidence
of this technology?

Allen Thrasher



Allen W. Thrasher, Ph.D.

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Library of Congress.

Allen W. Thrasher, Ph.D.

Senior Reference Librarian       101 Indendence Ave., SE
Southern Asia Section               LJ-150
Asian Division                            Washington, DC 20540-4810
Library of Congress                     U.S.A.
tel. 202-707-3732                       fax 202-707-1724
Email: athr at loc.gov

The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the
Library of Congress.