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aid)." These passages clearly show the value he
attached to established tradition in the interpre-
tation of the true doctrine of the Sruti and how
strongly he condemned the idea of interpreting
it by independent effort.
We now turn to the second preliminary
consideration, "Is the Vedanta doctrine of Sanka-
racharya supported by the most ancient Upanis-
hads and the Sutras of Vyasa?" We are of
opinion that the determination of the dates of
ancient Indian works and personages is at present
in a most chaotic condition. All Western and
some Indian scholars are agreed only in regard-
ing the traditional Indian dates as unreliable and
they differ among themselves widely in regard
to every point in dispute. The question which
of the Upanishads are really old and which are
not is incapable of being determined by the
application of any uniform or reliable test. Can
we regard as old those from which passages are
taken up for discussion in the Sutras of Badara-
yana? Then the Kaushitaki, Svetasvatara,
Jabala, and other Upanishads will have to be
regarded as old. Secondly, if we are to regard
as old those which are commented upon by
aid)." These passages clearly show the value he
attached to established tradition in the interpre-
tation of the true doctrine of the Sruti and how
strongly he condemned the idea of interpreting
it by independent effort.
We now turn to the second preliminary
consideration, "Is the Vedanta doctrine of Sanka-
racharya supported by the most ancient Upanis-
hads and the Sutras of Vyasa?" We are of
opinion that the determination of the dates of
ancient Indian works and personages is at present
in a most chaotic condition. All Western and
some Indian scholars are agreed only in regard-
ing the traditional Indian dates as unreliable and
they differ among themselves widely in regard
to every point in dispute. The question which
of the Upanishads are really old and which are
not is incapable of being determined by the
application of any uniform or reliable test. Can
we regard as old those from which passages are
taken up for discussion in the Sutras of Badara-
yana? Then the Kaushitaki, Svetasvatara,
Jabala, and other Upanishads will have to be
regarded as old. Secondly, if we are to regard
as old those which are commented upon by