Skandasvāmin

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ID: 96611
Full name: Skandasvāmin
Gender: Male
Year of birth: 560 c.
Year of death: 630 c.

Skandasvāmin is the author of the earliest extant commentary on the Ṛgveda. His student Harisvāmin dated his commentary on the Śatapathabrāhmaṇa to 3740 of the Kāli era, which corresponds to 638/639, putting Skandasvāmin in the late 6th and early 7th c.

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Last update: 27.01.2017 - 21:36
Suggested citation: Ollett A. "Skandasvāmin." Pandit. <panditproject.org/entity/96611/person>. Updated on January 27, 2017 09:36 pm IST.
Contributors: Andrew Ollett