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- Gargi, as Brahmavadini, composed several hymns in Rigveda (in X 39. V.28) that questioned the origin of all existence. The Yoga Yajnavalkya, a classical text on Yoga is a dialogue between Gargi and sage Yajnavalkya.
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Ian Whicher, a professor of Religion at the University of Manitoba, writes that the author of Yoga Yajnavalkya may be an ancient Yajnavalkya, but this Yajnavalkya is not to be confused with the Vedic-era Yajnavalkya "who is revered in Hinduism for Brihadaranyaka Upanishad".
Ian Whicher, a professor of Religion at the University of Manitoba, states that the author of Yoga Yajnavalkya may be an ancient Yajnavalkya, but this Yajnavalkya is not to be confused with the Vedic-era Yajnavalkya "who is revered in Hinduism for Brihadaranyaka Upanishad".
The Yajnavalkya Smriti (Sanskrit: याज्ञवल्क्य स्मृति, IAST: Yājñavalkya Smṛti) is one of the many Dharma -related texts of Hinduism composed in Sanskrit. It is dated between the 3rd and 5th century CE, and belongs to the Dharmashastra tradition. [1]
Yajnavalkya is also the name of the author of one of the principal texts of dharma or religious duty, the Yajnavalkya-smriti. This is an entirely different figure, however, since the Yajnavalkya-smriti was written more than five centuries later than the Upanishads.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 21, 2023 · Yajnavalkya is the name of a sage and teacher who was one of the earliest Hindu and yogic philosophers and who later became a wandering ascetic. Some believe he was an incarnation of the Hindu god, Brahma.
Yājñavalkya learnt the yoga scriptures from Vaṣiṣtha, son of Hiranyanabha Kaushalya. He performed penance at Mithila. He learnt the science of the Self from Hiranyanabha, a king of the Raghu Dynasty and a teacher of yoga.
Dominik Wujastyk. Asian Literature and Translation, 2017. This essay disambiguates the yoga texts associated with the name of the an- cient Indian sage Yājñavalkya. Two key works are identified and reflections are offered on their manuscript and print histories.
