There's an inscription from Paṭaivīṭu (c. 1426 AD) that's of interest not just because it attests (implicitly) to local brāhmaṇa-s practicing cousin-marriage, but also as a samayapattra that establishes it in-line with its legal defense by Devaṇṇa Bhaṭṭa (13th c. AD):
Note that as the Bṛhaspati Smṛti (1.6.15) here states, a Samayapattra is a legal document that formally establishes some convention for a specific subgroup provided they don't conflict with the ruling authority.
Jan 5 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
Y'know what's insane about this dude? Of the multiple biographies and chronicles mentioning him close to his own time, we have a contemporary record of the man from his disciple Go Lotsāwa Zhonnu Pel (1392 - 1481 CE).
"Life of the Great Paṇḍita, the Illustrious Vanaratna" by Go Lotsāwa Zhonnu Pel (1392 - 1481 CE) covering the years 1384 to 1438, from his birth through his travels until his second trip to Tibet; is the first part to Trimkhang Lotsāwa Sonam Gyatso's (1424 - 1482 CE)...
Jan 16, 2025 • 48 tweets • 7 min read
Addressing the matter of supposed racial undertones to Rgvedic hymns: While men of the past were undoubtedly xenophobic, nothing in the RV collection seems to imply existence of significant emphasis on colorist or racial differentiation between the Arya-s and outsiders. [1/46]
In the sense wignats use it.
There are around 8-10 or more verses in-text, that led to the interpretation of the Dasyu being defined primarily as the "𝙨𝙣𝙪𝙗-𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙, 𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙡-𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙, 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠-𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨" among colonial academics. [2/46]
