Composing…
Composing…
Yogavāsiṣṭha · c. 6th–14th century CE (stratified text) · Sanskrit
Traditional: Vālmīki (attributed); Vasiṣṭha as speaker
Scholarly note: Encyclopedic Advaita-leaning dialogue; longer Laghu and Bṛhat rescensions.
Use Rāma’s philosophical education to teach non-duality, dispassion, and mind-only insights.
Extent · 32,000 ślokas (Bṛhad); ~6,000 (Laghu)
Framed dialogues and stories nested in Vasiṣṭha’s teaching to Rāma.