The Yajnavalkya cycle in the Brhad Aranyaka Upanisad.(Critical Essay): An article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society

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From the author: In a recent paper, Brereton (1997) presents a detailed and persuasive analysis of BAU 3, Yajnavalkya's disputations at the court of King Janaka, as a ring composition, an extensive expansion on a simple story (Satapatha Brahmana 11.6.3) which serves as its "frame." His argument for this frame is based on robust evidence and, as he acknowledges, has been anticipated by other scholars. The evidence for ring composition is, as he admits, more subtle, but is persuasive nevertheless. I present evidence that Brereton's passage forms part of a much larger text (BAU 2.1-4.5), which is even more clearly a ring composition. This larger composition in turn may constitute a later expansion of Brereton's text, and recognizing this textual layering may make it possible to shed some light on a major difference in interpreting the concluding verses of BAU 3.

Citation Details
Title: The Yajnavalkya cycle in the Brhad Aranyaka Upanisad.(Critical Essay)
Author: Hans Henrich Hock
Publication:The Journal of the American Oriental Society (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2002
Publisher: American Oriental Society
Volume: 122 Issue: 2 Page: 278(9)

Article Type: Critical Essay

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