Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.954

v1.c3.s11.954

Kauṣītaki (‘descendant of Kuṣītaka’) is the patronymic of a teacher, or series of teachers, to whom the doctrines set forth in the Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇa¹ and in the Śāṅkhāyana Āraṇyaka,² and the Śrauta and Gṛhya Sūtras,³ are referred. He is rarely mentioned elsewhere.⁴ The doctrine of Kauṣītaki is called the Kauṣītaka.⁵ The pupils of Kauṣītaki are known as the Kauṣītakis in the Nidāna Sūtra,⁶ and in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa⁷ they with Kuṣītaka are stated to have been cursed by Luśākapi. Elsewhere⁸ they are called Kauṣītakins. If the Śāṅkhāyana Āraṇyaka⁹ can be trusted, there were among them at least two leading teachers, Kahoḍa and Sarvajit, the former of whom is mentioned elsewhere.¹⁰