Dear Lyne, With reference to what you wrote in your paper:
"[…] that Bhāskara could have been more or less contemporary with Śaṅkara. In that case, Bhāskara’s mūla would be the earliest evidence (c. 9th century) of the Kashmirian Gītā […]" I would like to draw the list's attention to Christophe Vielle's recently published study, which contains important findings that cannot be underestimated with regard to a precise, absolute dating of Śaṅkara during the reign of Vijayāditya [696–733 CE]. See his 'The Great (Divine) Self Behind the Many Deities: The Vedānta Connection of the Nirukta Tradition,' in: ABORI 104 (2023) [publ.], § 4. It would also bring down the date of Bhāskara, the Vedāntin from Kashmir, to around the early 8th century. Warmly, Walter Am Fr., 22. Aug. 2025 um 15:23 Uhr schrieb Lyne Bansat-Boudon via INDOLOGY < [email protected]>: > Dear colleagues, > > All thanks for this very interesting discussion. > > I would like to add another stone to the edifice of reasoning. > > In 2018, Judit Törzsök and I published a paper entitled "Abhinavagupta on > the Kashmirian *Gītā*. Announcement of the First Critical Edition of > the *Gītārthasaṃgraha, *with the Reconstruction of the Text of the > Kashmirian *Gītā* [..] and a French translation of Both Texts", in *Journal > of Indian Philosoph*y (46.1: 31-64). > > Its final section (an Appendix, in fact), p.50 ff., deals with the (?) > Bhāskara (his identity, his place of origin, his philosophical persuasion, > etc.) under consideration in the platform’s discussion. > > I attach the paper, hoping that our colleagues might find further > information there, and perhaps new material for other conclusions. > > Best wishes, > > Lyne > > > NB: Some of you referred to Kato 2014. It happened that while preparing the > J’s paper, I came through a first draft of Kato’s paper, and that I suggested > a few emendations, mostly on the reasoning; see the printed Kato’s paper. It > so happens that I had access to a first version of his paper and that I > suggested some amendments, primarily concerning the reasoning. > > > > > Lyne Bansat-Boudon > > Directeur d'études pour les Religions de l'Inde > > Ecole pratique des hautes études, section des sciences religieuses > > Membre senior honoraire de l'Institut universitaire de France > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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