I am getting a fairly late date out of this, surely Tantrism is from before the 11th century?
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Sanderson says 3rd to 9th C. (3rd is earlier than most authors allow.)
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so, you have read Sanderson before? I haven't decided yet what I think of his assertions. ditto Bronkhorst
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I’ve read a couple of Bronkhorst’s papers, and again gist of some others from discussions elsewhere…
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Both are “mainstream” meaning they’ve got some factual backing and aren’t totally insane.
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I haven’t dug into the primary sources enough to have a strong opinion about whether either’s Big Story is right.
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Bronkhorst says some interesting things about the Buddhist adoption of Sanskit
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I mostly only know his Greater Magadha story. Useful review by
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His buddhism in the shadow of brahmanism gets a lot of attention https://academic.oup.com/jhs/article-abstract/5/2/232/2188715/Buddhism-in-the-Shadow-of-Brahmanism-By-Johannes …
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