[INDOLOGY] Dating of the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad

Wed Oct 31 20:14:00 UTC 2018

Since I am not at present in a position to consult recent literature on the date of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, I may superfluously draw attention to the discussion of the date of the Yājñavalkya-Kāṇḍa of that Upaniṣad in my Greater Magadha (Brill 2007; Motilal Banarsidass 2013). I there present arguments to think that the grammarian "Kātyāyana knew this text [the YK] as an independent, recently composed work, as did Patañjali some time after him". The creation of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad as a whole, by bringing its three portions together, might have taken place a number of generations after Patañjali. Patañjali can be dated to the second half of the second century BCE.
Johannes Bronkhorst

On 31 Oct 2018, at 19:21, Lindquist, Steven via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info<mailto:indology at list.indology.info>> wrote:

You can find some of my writings on the Upaniṣads on academia.edu<http://academia.edu/> (https://smu.academia.edu/StevenLindquist), though I haven’t dealt specifically with the dating of the Bṛhad.

My best,

Steven

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From: INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info<mailto:indology-bounces at list.indology.info>> on behalf of Indology <indology at list.indology.info<mailto:indology at list.indology.info>>
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Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 8:03 AM
To: Bradley Clough <bclough9377 at gmail.com<mailto:bclough9377 at gmail.com>>, Indology <indology at list.indology.info<mailto:indology at list.indology.info>>
Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Dating of the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad

there is a mention of Steven Lindquist's "lines of descent and dissent" published in "religions of south asia" 5. it is available in equinox website for a price.  Brian Black's "Rethinking the Upanishadic Vamshas" is also published in the same thing. I would be glad to read both. I hope you will help me.

On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 12:21 AM Bradley Clough <bclough9377 at gmail.com<mailto:bclough9377 at gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear Veenanarayana,

Please find attached the relevant chapters from Cohen's book on the Upanishads.

Best Wishes,
Brad

On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 5:00 AM Bradley Clough <bclough9377 at gmail.com<mailto:bclough9377 at gmail.com>> wrote:
Sure, I’ll try my best to get those chapters scanned and emailed to you later today.

Yours,
Brad

On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 4:57 AM Veeranarayana Pandurangi <veerankp at gmail.com<mailto:veerankp at gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear sir, very much thanks.
I am afraid that I may not be able to soon (in a week, that is my time for it now) anywhere in India. Pl. Help me get the scanned images of these chapters if possible.

On 21 Oct 2018 11:54 pm, "Bradley Clough via INDOLOGY" <indology at list.indology.info<mailto:indology at list.indology.info>> wrote:
Dear Colleagues,

I would suggest consulting Signe Cohen’s edited volume (Routledge 2018) titled *The Upanisads: A Complete Guide*.  Chapters 2-4, all by Cohen, and Chapter 23, by Dermot Killingley, are particularly pertinent to this matter.

Brad Clough
The University of Montana
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