I did not mentioned bijas... I referred your question to the fact that in Upanishads the principle about nick names is described. So stick to the subject Willy!
2009/12/14 WillyTex <willy...@yahoo.com> > > > > > > > But, how did the Gods get the 'nick-names'? > > > > Zoran Krneta wrote: > > So you did not read Upanishads! > > > Are there any bija mantras mentioned in any of > the major Upanishads? I think not, Zoran. The > bija mantras are mentioned in the Tantras, which > came much later during the Gupta Age in India. > > There are no bijas in the Rig Veda or in any of > the major Upanishads. The alphabet wasn't used > in India until the time of the Ashokan Pillars, > (circa 200 BC). So, assuming that the bijas were > based on the letters of the alphabet, their use > would be after Pannini. > > >
