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

[Dean Michael Anderson]

Thanks!
Dean

      From: Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi at gmail.com>
 To: Dean Michael Anderson <eastwestcultural at yahoo.com>; Indology List <indology at list.indology.info> 
 Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2016 7:46 AM
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The article by B V Subbarayappa available in pdf here, mentions Maitri Upanishad to be the origin.
On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 5:33 AM, rajam <rajam at earthlink.net> wrote:

>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:

Date: August 31, 2016 at 11:07:38 AM PDT
From: Dean Michael Anderson <eastwestcultural at yahoo.com>
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Subject: Earliest attestation of the elements in Indian thought?


Does anyone know which text has the earliest mention of the four or five elements?
Best,
Dean AndersonEast West Cultural Institute


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