Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge c16: Chronological Table of Schools
Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge c16
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Chronological Table of Schools
c16.1
The following is a table of the schools discussed, according to their relative chronology. The dates given are very tentative.
c16.2
| | *Vedic Schools* | *Non-Vedic Schools* |
| 1200–1000 BC | Ṛgveda (*v.* Ch. I) | |
| 1000–800 BC | Brāhmaṇas and Atharvaveda (*v.* Ch I) | |
| 800 BC | Āraṇyakas (*v.* Ch I) | |
| 800–600 BC | Early Upaniṣads (*v* Ch I) Middle Upaniṣads (*v.* Ch. I) Late Upaniṣads (*v* Ch I) | Materialists (Lokāyata, referred to in Kaṭha Upaniṣad, *v* Ch II) Sceptics (? Amarāvikkhepikā=Ard. Mag Annāniā=Skr Ajñānikāḥ, independently referred to in Jain and Buddhist texts, *v* Ch. III) Ājīvikas (Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad mentions school having niyati—destiny—as central concept, *v* Ch III) Jains (mentioned in Early Buddhist texts as pre-Buddhistic school; *v* Ch III) Early Buddhism (referred to in Maitrī Upaniṣad, *v* Ch I, sections 79–81) |
Linked texts (3)
- Kaṭhopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Maitrāyaṇīyopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Śvetāśvataropaniṣad — Śvetāśvatara, Sanskrit