arunshanker
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Adi Shankara-Kumārila Bhaṭṭa and Madana Mishra- Can we see a chronological pattern?
1. Kumārila Bhaṭṭa ( roughly AD 700) was a Hindu philosopher and Mimamsa scholar from Prayag
2.Adi Shankara was an Indian philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta,
3.Maṇḍana Miśra (c. 8th century CE) was a Hindu philosopher, who wrote on the Mīmāmsā and Advaita systems of thought, and was a student and follower of Ādi Śankara.
Now I refrain from attaching a range of date for Adi Shankara
here is the relationship
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa with the aim to prove the superiority of Vedic scripture, Kumarila presented several novel arguments:He said that The scriptures of Buddhists and Jains are composed in overwhelmingly incorrect (asadhu) language, words of the Magadha or Dakshinatya languages, or even their dialects (tadopabhramsa).
the above clearly shows that he was active AFTER Buddha
Maṇḍana Miśra was known to be a student of a mimansa scholar Kumarila Bhatta
All of us know of the famous debate between Adi Shankara and Maṇḍana Miśra
Now take a look at this
Dharmakirti (ca. 7th century), was an Indian scholar and one of the Buddhist founders of Indian philosophical logic. He was one of the primary theorists of Buddhist atomism, according to which the only items considered to exist are momentary Buddhist atoms and states of consciousness.
Dharmakirti is clearly mentioned in Huen Tsang (7th c.) That I guess is decisive as it is on records
Mandana Mishra says that Adi Shankara quotes Dharmakirti in the famous debate
Now my question is where does that put Adi Shankara's chronology
Pre Buddha or post Buddha?
1. Kumārila Bhaṭṭa ( roughly AD 700) was a Hindu philosopher and Mimamsa scholar from Prayag
2.Adi Shankara was an Indian philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta,
3.Maṇḍana Miśra (c. 8th century CE) was a Hindu philosopher, who wrote on the Mīmāmsā and Advaita systems of thought, and was a student and follower of Ādi Śankara.
Now I refrain from attaching a range of date for Adi Shankara
here is the relationship
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa with the aim to prove the superiority of Vedic scripture, Kumarila presented several novel arguments:He said that The scriptures of Buddhists and Jains are composed in overwhelmingly incorrect (asadhu) language, words of the Magadha or Dakshinatya languages, or even their dialects (tadopabhramsa).
the above clearly shows that he was active AFTER Buddha
Maṇḍana Miśra was known to be a student of a mimansa scholar Kumarila Bhatta
All of us know of the famous debate between Adi Shankara and Maṇḍana Miśra
Now take a look at this
Dharmakirti (ca. 7th century), was an Indian scholar and one of the Buddhist founders of Indian philosophical logic. He was one of the primary theorists of Buddhist atomism, according to which the only items considered to exist are momentary Buddhist atoms and states of consciousness.
Dharmakirti is clearly mentioned in Huen Tsang (7th c.) That I guess is decisive as it is on records
Mandana Mishra says that Adi Shankara quotes Dharmakirti in the famous debate
Now my question is where does that put Adi Shankara's chronology
Pre Buddha or post Buddha?
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