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"Yagnyavalkya was more interested in philosophy, the Jnanakanda of the Vedas and not so much in the Karmakanda. That is why he wanted to separate the two. He had an inclination towards asceticism (world renouncement). Till then Rishis were mostly householders, and they combined "action" with "thought". (Karma and Jnana). - the so called "forward path" (Pravratti Marga) with the "return path", (Nivrtti Marga).  Perhaps Vaisampayan, his Guru, understood that if rituals were shunted out (as desired by Yagnyavalkya), an unwarranted greater importance would be associated with "knowledge" part leading to a greater importance being bestowed on escapism, asceticism and world-renouncing tendency". "Our traditional wisdom was that Living for God and and spiritual attainment of the highest order was compatible with householdership or Grahastya."   

"Yagnyavalkya was more interested in philosophy, the Jnanakanda of the Vedas and not so much in the Karmakanda. That is why he wanted to separate the two. He had an inclination towards asceticism (world renouncement). Till then Rishis were mostly householders, and they combined "action" with "thought". (Karma and Jnana). - the so called "forward path" (Pravratti Marga) with the "return path", (Nivrtti Marga).  Perhaps Vaisampayan, his Guru, understood that if rituals were shunted out (as desired by Yagnyavalkya), an unwarranted greater importance would be associated with "knowledge" part leading to a greater importance being bestowed on escapism, asceticism and world-renouncing tendency". "Our traditional wisdom was that Living for God and and spiritual attainment of the highest order was compatible with householdership or Grahastya."   

=== Exploitation of Yagnyavalkya's name by other traditions<ref name=":3" /> ===

=== Discussion ===

Some Non-Vedic schools and Anti Vedic schools have sought to exploit the name of Yagnyavalkya. [[Yoga Yajnavalkya|Yoga Yagnyavalkya]] presents a Buddhist view of life. This work is definitely of a later origin as it deals in Advaitic terminology and concepts, reducing life to an illusion. This shows that anti Vedic thought currents are quick to grab names of great personalities and pass them on to posterity in a distorted form.  

Some Non-Vedic schools and Anti Vedic schools have sought to exploit the name of Yagnyavalkya. [[Yoga Yajnavalkya|Yoga Yagnyavalkya]] presents a Buddhist view of life. This work is definitely of a later origin as it deals in Advaitic terminology and concepts, reducing life to an illusion. This shows that anti Vedic thought currents are quick to grab names of great personalities and pass them on to posterity in a distorted form.    

 

==Notes==

==Notes==

==References==

==References==

 

* [http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Sage_Yājñavalkya Sage Yagnyavalkya]  on Hindupedia, the online Hindu Encyclopedia.

* [http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Sage_Yājñavalkya Sage Yagnyavalkya]  on Hindupedia, the online Hindu Encyclopedia

* [http://www.shuklayajurveda.org/home.html Sukla Yajur Veda] from http://www.shuklayajurveda.org

* [http://www.shuklayajurveda.org/home.html Sukla Yajur Veda] from http://www.shuklayajurveda.org

* [http://www.shuklayajurveda.org/yagnavalkya-intro.html Yogeeswara Yagnyavalkya]  from http://www.shuklayajurveda.org

* [http://www.shuklayajurveda.org/yagnavalkya-intro.html Yogeeswara Yagnyavalkya]  from http://www.shuklayajurveda.org

* [https://vedavichara.com/vedic-chants/shukla-yajur-veda.html Selected Chants of Sukla Yajur Veda] from https://vedavichara.com

* [https://vedavichara.com/vedic-chants/shukla-yajur-veda.html Selected Chants of Sukla Yajur Veda] from https://vedavichara.com

* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/wyv/index.htm The Texts of the White Yajurveda] translated by [[Ralph T. H. Griffith]]

* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/wyv/index.htm The Texts of the White Yajurveda] translated by [[Ralph T. H. Griffith]]