Development of Hinduism

SR No.: 007303
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: M M Ninan
Publisher: M M Ninan
Total Pages: 582
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 45 MB

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2. DATES OF VEDAS
"How could a text with a monumental 100,000 verses could be composed, preserved and transmitted through memory alone?"
http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/ABOUTSANSKRIT1.htm
'Vedas' are the most ancient literary compositions in the world literature. They are the treasurehouse of Indian civilization, culture and philosophy."
http://www.4t040.com/discoverindia/index.asp?article=discoverindia_allaboutbooks2 Many scholars believe that they were written about 2500 B.C. But there are others like H. Jacobi of Bonn and Lakamanya Tilak who believe that they were written about 6000 years ago. Tilak's conclusion is based on a study of the position of the planets as described in the Vedas. But another scholar, Madame Blavatsky, says that the planetary positions described in the Vedas were not written 60,000 years ago? She personally was of the opinion that they were written in an extremely remote past.
Yet http://www.newcenteryoga.com/ states: The first recorded written mention of Yoga appears in a collection of Indian scriptures called the Vedas, which date back to about 1500 BC.
http://www.crystalinks.com/vedas.html The Vedas are perhaps the oldest written (meaning actually composed) text on our planet today.
http://brahminworld.com/bw2.htm The earliest reference to Brahmins, a derivative of the word Brahmana, in the classical language of Sanskrit, occurs in the Vedas written about 6000 B.C (Classical Sanskrit in 6000 BC!)
Most people do not know that Rig Veda was first written down only by the 3rd century BC. Those who know do not want to remove the golden cover. We should not confuse written with composed. People do take advantage of this confusion to their advantage.