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For questions about the history of Hinduism.

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Which is the oldest text that mentions gita other than Mahabharata and purans?

I would say the earliest text that refers to Bhagavad Gita is the Brahma Sutras. Though the sutras do not explicitly refer to Bhagavad Gita, both Adi Shankara and Ramanuja acharya mention that the wor …
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Who was Sankhyanasa rishi and what is his gotra pravara?

SANKHAYANA is same as shAnkhAyana as spelled in Sanskrit. We have to first see the lineage of this great Vedic rishi. Chapter 15 of the shAnkhAyana Aranyaka presents the following atha vaMshaH| [This …
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Who were the disciples of Suka Maharshi?

The advaita guru parampara begins with the deva-parampara (Narayana, Brahma), followed by the Rishi-parampara (vasishtha, shakti, parashara, vyasa, suka). After Suka, we turn to the manava-parampara o …
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Any evidence for the claim that Padma Purana was interpolated by the Jains?

You are confusing the padma purana of hinduism literature with the padma purana written by Ravisena in Jainism. There is also a padma purana written by Chandrakriti of Buddhism tradition. The jainism …
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When did the Jagannath sampradaya start?

Both Ramayana and Mahabharata states about Lord Jagannath. Please see the chapter of the book Lord Jagannath By Suryanarayan Das under the chapter stories from the ramayana and mahabharata (page 12). …
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