Brahmayu
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Brahmayu | |
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| Resting place | Mithila region |
| Education | Vedas Cosmology |
| Alma mater | Ancient Mithila University |
| Era | 5th - 6th Century BCE ( During Gautam Buddha period ) |
| Region | Mithila |
Main interests | Vedas, Cosmology, Philology, etymology, phonology, Grammar, 32 marks of a great man |
Brahmayu was a scholar and a natural philosopher in the ancient Mithila during the period of Gautam Buddha.[1][page needed] According to Buddhism Scripture "Brahmayu Sutta", he was able to understand 32 marks of a great man. But unfortunately, there does not appear to be any clear connection to Vedic or Vedanta texts that would show this to be the case. More investigation is required to give evidence of the 32 marks as recorded as being sourced from Brahmanical or Vedic tradition. He was an eminent teacher of the Ancient Mithila University.[2] He was master in three branches of the Vedas. He was well versed in cosmology. He also knew philology and grammar.[3]
He is also known as Brahmin Buddhist.[3]
Dialogues between Brahmayu and Gautam Buddha[edit]
There is a conversation between the Brahmin scholar Brahmayu and Gautam Buddha in the Buddhism text "Brahmayu Sutta".
References[edit]
- ^ Holt, John Clifford; Kinnard, Jacob N.; Walters, Jonathan S. (2012-02-01). Constituting Communities: Theravāda Buddhism and the Religious Cultures of South and Southeast Asia. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-8705-1.
- ^ Powers, John (2009-10-19). A Bull of a Man: Images of Masculinity, Sex, and the Body in Indian Buddhism. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-05443-1.
- ^ a b Malalasekera, George Peiris (2007). Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names. Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-208-3020-2.