Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.364

v2.c4.364

Paingya, ‘descendant of Piṅga,’ is the name of a teacher who is repeatedly mentioned as an authority in the Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇa,¹ where² also his doctrine is called the Paingya. This teacher is further referred to in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,³ which also speaks of Madhuka Paingya.⁴ It is, of course, impossible to say whether there was only one Paingya or several Paingyas. The followers of Paingya are called Paingins in the Nidāna⁵ and Anupada⁶ Sūtras. His text-book is called Painga in the Anupada Sūtra,⁷ while the Āpastamba Śrauta Sūtra⁸ mentions a Paingāyani Brāhmaṇa. It is clear that Paingya was a teacher of a Rigveda school allied to the Kauṣītakis. Paingi is a patronymic of Yāska in the Anukramaṇī of the Ātreyī Śākhā.⁹