Sage Yajnavalkya (याज्ञवल्क्य) of Mithila advanced a 95-year cycle to synchronize the motions of the sun and the moon. He is also credited with the authorship of the Shatapatha Brahmana, in which the references to the motions of the sun and the moon are found. A date of 3200 BC is sometimes suggested by the astronomical evidence within the Shatapatha Brahmana, while some Western scholars dispute his historicity. * Mithila (Sanskrit: मिथिला, mithilā) was a kingdom in ancient India. ... The Sun is the name given to the star of our solar system. ... Bulk composition of the moons mantle and crust estimated, weight percent Oxygen 42. ... Shatapatha Brahmana (Brahmana of one-hundred paths) is one of the prose texts describing the Vedic ritual. ... (33rd century BC - 32nd century BC - 31st century BC - other centuries) (5th millennium BC - 4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC) Events Ancient Egypt: Earliest known Egyptian hieroglyphs Crete: Rise of Minoan civilization Neolithic settlement built at Skara Brae in the Orkney Islands, Scotland New Stone Age people in Ireland build... The sun rising over Stonehenge at the 2005 Summer Solstice Archaeoastronomy (also spelled Archeoastronomy) is the study of ancient or traditional astronomies in their cultural context, utilising archaeological and anthropological evidence. ... Shatapatha Brahmana (Brahmana of one-hundred paths) is one of the prose texts describing the Vedic ritual. ...

He is also a major figure in the Upanishads. His deep philosophical teachings in the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad, and the apophatic teaching of 'neti neti' etc. is found to be startlingly similar to the Buddhist Anatta doctrine and to modern science. The Upanishads (; Devanagari ) are part of the Hindu Shruti scriptures which primarily discuss meditation and philosophy and are seen as religious instructions by most forms of Hinduism. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The prime Upanishad among the many Upanishads written in ancient India, known very widely for its profound philosophical statements. ... Apophasis is a rhetorical figure of speech wherein the speaker or writer invokes a subject by denying that it should be invoked. ... Neti Neti:Not This Not This the unspeakable truth about reality. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Anatta chart The Buddhist term Anatman (Sanskrit) or Anatta (Pali) is an adjective that specifies the absence of a permanent and unchanging self or soul in any or all of the constituents of empirical existence. ...

Puranic account of his life

In the Hindu view, Yajnavalkya stands distinguished both in the Shrutis and in the Smritis, and he is especially known for his unsurpassed spiritual wisdom and power. The seer of a Shukla Yajurveda (a version of Yajurveda, attributed to Yajnavalkya see White Yajurveda) from Lord Surya or the Sun God, the revealer of knowledge of Brahman to Janaka the king of Mithila and others, Yajnavalkya hails supreme among sages of sacred memory. As to his obtaining the Shukla Yajurveda (White Yajurveda) from the Sun God, there is the following story. Åšruti (Sanskrit श्रुति, what is heard) is a canon of Hindu scriptures. ... Smriti (Sanskrit स्मॄति, that which is remembered) refers to a specific canon of Hindu religious scripture. ... Seer has several possible meanings: A fortune teller or prophet The fictional character on the television series Charmed The Seasonal energy efficiency ratio standard for air conditioning appliances This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Yajurveda (Sanskrit , a tatpurusha compound of sacrifice + veda knowledge) is one of the four Hindu Vedas. ... ... This article is in need of attention. ... Brahm (ब्रह्म in devanagari script) in the Vedantic (and subsequently Yogic) forms of Hinduism, is the signifying name given to the concept of the unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent reality that is the Divine Ground of all being in this universe. ... In Ancient India, Janaka was the King of Mithila Kingdom. ... * Mithila (Sanskrit: मिथिला, mithilā) was a kingdom in ancient India. ... In Hinduism, a Rishi ( ऋषि) is a sage and/or seer who heard (cf. ... ...

According to the Indian tradition, he was the son of sage Devarata and was the pupil of sage Vaishampayana. Once, Vaishampayana got angry with Yajnavalkya as the latter displayed too much sense of pride in being abler than other students. The angry teacher asked his pupil Yajnavalkya to give back all the knowledge of Yajurveda he got from him.

As per the demands of his Guru, Yajnavalkya vomited all the knowledge that he acquired from his teacher in form of eaten food. Other disciples of Vaishampayana took the form of partridge birds and consumed the vomitted stuff because it was knowledge and they were very eager to receive the same. Guru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

The Sanskrit name for partridge is "Tittiri". As the Tittiri (partridge) birds ate this Veda, it is thenceforth called the Taittiriya Yajurveda. It is also known as Krishna Yajurveda or Black-yajurveda on account of it being a vomited substance. It is also called Taittiriya Samhita. Genera Perdix Alectoris Lerwa Bambusicola Ptilopachus Rollulus Haematortyx Caloperdix Arborophila Xenoperdix Melanoperdix †See also Pheasant, Quail, Grouse Partridges are birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. ... The Yajurveda (Sanskrit , a tatpurusha compound of sacrifice + veda knowledge) is one of the four Hindu Vedas. ... The Yajurveda (Sanskrit , a tatpurusha compound of sacrifice + veda knowledge) is one of the four Hindu Vedas. ...

Then Yajnavalkya determined not to have any human guru thereafter. Thus he began to propitiate the Sun God, Surya. Yajnavalkya worshipped and extolled the Sun, the master of the Vedas, for the purpose of acquiring the fresh Vedic portions not known to his preceptor, Vaishampayana. This article is in need of attention. ...

The Sun God, the glorious Lord Hari, pleased with Yajnavalkya’s penance, assumed the form of a horse and taught the sage such fresh portions of the Yajurveda as were not known to any other. This portion of the Yajurveda goes by the name of Shukla Yajurveda or White-yajurveda. It is also known as Vajasaneya Yajurveda, because it was evolved in great rapidity by Surya in the form of a horse through his manes. In Sanskrit term "Vaji" means horse. Yajnavalkya divided this Vajasaneya Yajurveda again into fifteen branches, each branch comprising hundreds of Yajus Mantras. Kanva, Madhyandina and others learnt those branches and those became popular recensions named after them. Hari is another name of Vishnu or God in Vaishnavism, Smarta or Advaitan Hinduism, Ayyavazhi and appears as the 650th name in the Vishnu sahasranama. ... Kanva () is a renowned rishi, author of several hymns of the Rigveda, called a son of Ghora and one of the Angirasas. ...

His life

Yajnavalkya married two wives. One was Maitreyi and the other Katyayani. Of the two, Maitreyi was a Brahmavadini ( one who is interested in the knowledge of Brahman ) . When Yajnavalkya wished to divide his property between the two wives before starting for the fourth Ashrama of his life (sanyasa) , Maitreyi asked whether she could become immortal through wealth. Yajnavalkya replied that there was no hope of immortality through wealth and that she would only become one among the many who were well-to-do on earth. On hearing this, Maitreyi requested Yajnavalkya to teach her what he considered as the best. Then Yajnavalkya elaborately described to her the sole greatness of the Absolute Self, the nature of Its existence, the way of attaining infinite knowledge and immortality, etc. This immortal conversation between Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi is recorded in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. The central theme of the discourse is this: Brahm (ब्रह्म in devanagari script) in the Vedantic (and subsequently Yogic) forms of Hinduism, is the signifying name given to the concept of the unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent reality that is the Divine Ground of all being in this universe. ... Sanyasa symbolizes the conception of the mystic life in Hinduism where a person is now integrated into the spiritual world after wholly giving up material life. ... The Upanishad is one of the older, primary (mukhya) Upanishads commented upon by Shankara. ...

"All things are dear, not for their sake, but for the sake of the Self. This Self alone exists everywhere. It cannot be understood or known, for It alone is the Understander and the Knower. Its nature cannot be said to be positively as such. It is realised through endless denials as ‘not this, not this’. The Self is self-luminous, indestructible, unthinkable".

Wisdom of Yajnavalkya revealed to a greater extent in Brhadaranyaka Upanishad where he imparts his teachings to his wife Maitreyi and King Janaka. He also participates in a competition arranged by King Janaka about the selecting great Brhama Jnani ( knower of Brahman) and wins after defeating several learned scholars and sages. This forms a beautiful chapter filled with lot of philosohical and mystical question-answers in Brhadaranyaka Upanishad. In the end, Yajnavalkya took Vidvat Sanyasa (renunciation after the attainment of the knowledge of Brahman) and retired to the forest. The prime Upanishad among the many Upanishads written in ancient India, known very widely for its profound philosophical statements. ... In Ancient India, Janaka was the King of Mithila Kingdom. ... Brahm (ब्रह्म in devanagari script) in the Vedantic (and subsequently Yogic) forms of Hinduism, is the signifying name given to the concept of the unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent reality that is the Divine Ground of all being in this universe. ... The prime Upanishad among the many Upanishads written in ancient India, known very widely for its profound philosophical statements. ... Sanyasa symbolizes the conception of the mystic life in Hinduism where a person is now integrated into the spiritual world after wholly giving up material life. ... Brahm (ब्रह्म in devanagari script) in the Vedantic (and subsequently Yogic) forms of Hinduism, is the signifying name given to the concept of the unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent reality that is the Divine Ground of all being in this universe. ...

Yajnavalkya was one of the greatest sages ever known. His precepts as contained in the Upanishads (The Brhadaranyaka Upanishad) stand foremost as the crest-jewel of the highest teachings on knowledge of Brahman. The prime Upanishad among the many Upanishads written in ancient India, known very widely for its profound philosophical statements. ... Brahm (ब्रह्म in devanagari script) in the Vedantic (and subsequently Yogic) forms of Hinduism, is the signifying name given to the concept of the unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent reality that is the Divine Ground of all being in this universe. ...

Astronomy

His description of the 95-year cycle to synchronize the motions of the sun and the moon is a significant landmark in the history of ancient astronomy. The Sun is the name given to the star of our solar system. ... Bulk composition of the moons mantle and crust estimated, weight percent Oxygen 42. ...

See also

• Heliocentrism
• History of astronomy
• Indian science
• List of Indians