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Re: Age of the Rig Veda
In the article <4hnaf1$hud@babbage.ece.uc.edu>,
of 7 Mar 1996 18:38:25 UTC, badskull@aol.com (BAD SKULL) wrote:
> I am working on a project regarding the age of the Vedas.
> Modern western views date them to c. 1500BCE (the Rig veda).
A couple of excerpts are offered from the Hindu Timeline feature
published by the international journal HINDUISM TODAY:
[...]
-8500: Taittiriya Samhita 6.5.3 places Pleiades asterism at
winter solstice, suggesting the antiquity of this Veda.
[...]
-6500: Rig Veda verses (e.g., 1.117.22, 1.116.12, 1.84.13.5)
say winter solstice begins in Aries (according to Dr. D. Frawley),
indicating the antiquity of this section of the Vedas.
[...]
HT's Web site is located at:
http://www.HinduismToday.kauai.hi.us/ashram/welcome.html
Jai Maharaj <jai@mantra.com> Jyotishi, Vedic Astrologer
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