[INDOLOGY] Earliest attestation of the elements in Indian thought?

rajam rajam at earthlink.net
Thu Sep 1 00:03:52 UTC 2016


>From the Tamil side …

The Old Tamil text Purananuru (puṟanāṉūṟu, புறநானூறு) mentions the earth, sky, wind, fire, and water, and elegantly presents them as they are dovetailed.

Regards,
Rajam


> On Aug 31, 2016, at 11:11 AM, Dean Michael Anderson via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
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> Date: August 31, 2016 at 11:07:38 AM PDT
> From: Dean Michael Anderson <eastwestcultural at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: Dean Michael Anderson <eastwestcultural at yahoo.com>
> To: Indology List <indology at list.indology.info>
> Subject: Earliest attestation of the elements in Indian thought?
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> Does anyone know which text has the earliest mention of the four or five elements?
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> Best,
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> Dean Anderson
> East West Cultural Institute
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