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Sankaracharya, then we have to account for the
fact that Indian tradition ascribes to him the
authorship of commentaries on the Svetasvatara
and Nrisimhatapani Upanishads. What becomes,
then, of Dr. Roer's opinion-accepted by Colonel
Jacob that the Svetasvatara "does not belong
to the series of the more ancient Upanishads"
and that it was "composed not long before the
time of Sankaracharya" and could not for that
reason be regarded as an old or classical Upanis-
had? Thirdly, Colonel Jacob holds that "the
Svetasvatara is said to be the oldest Upanishad
in which the illusory nature of phenomena is
plainly taught, and that tract is evidently post-
Buddhistic." How, then, does he account for
the fact that Ramanujacharya who, as is well
known, denies the doctrine of the illusory nature
of the world, accepts this same Upanishad as of
equal authority with the rest and quotes from it
throughout his work. All Indian schools of
Vedanta are agreed that the Svetasvatara is as
authoritative as any of the other Upanishads and
contains the same teaching. Nor is this the
opinion only of Indian authorities. European
writers, too, have supported them in this view.
Sankaracharya, then we have to account for the
fact that Indian tradition ascribes to him the
authorship of commentaries on the Svetasvatara
and Nrisimhatapani Upanishads. What becomes,
then, of Dr. Roer's opinion-accepted by Colonel
Jacob that the Svetasvatara "does not belong
to the series of the more ancient Upanishads"
and that it was "composed not long before the
time of Sankaracharya" and could not for that
reason be regarded as an old or classical Upanis-
had? Thirdly, Colonel Jacob holds that "the
Svetasvatara is said to be the oldest Upanishad
in which the illusory nature of phenomena is
plainly taught, and that tract is evidently post-
Buddhistic." How, then, does he account for
the fact that Ramanujacharya who, as is well
known, denies the doctrine of the illusory nature
of the world, accepts this same Upanishad as of
equal authority with the rest and quotes from it
throughout his work. All Indian schools of
Vedanta are agreed that the Svetasvatara is as
authoritative as any of the other Upanishads and
contains the same teaching. Nor is this the
opinion only of Indian authorities. European
writers, too, have supported them in this view.