History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.95
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.95
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¹³⁷⁵ Prof. Mankad's theories are sometimes extraordinary and advanced without any proper or objective evidence For example, in his paper in the B V. vol VI. he boldly asserts that Śuṅga is a Chinese family name, that Puṣyamitra's ancestors were originally Chinese, that Bhāradvāja is a family of Sāmavedins and that he believes that the origin of Sāmaveda is Chinese, as its peculiar total music suggests. When it is a mere matter of *belief* without any evidence being adduced, no arguments can convince such a believer that he is wrong One of his astounding theories is that each of the kings mentioned in the Purāṇik texts is not a real king, but represents a time unit of forty years.