Home›Open Questions›Who was Lagadha, and did he actually compose the Vedanga Jyotisha?Open QuestionsWho was Lagadha, and did he actually compose the Vedanga Jyotisha?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Who was Lagadha, and did he actually compose the Vedanga Jyotisha?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/who-was-lagadha-and-did-he-actually-compose-the-vedanga-jyotisha.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Who was Lagadha, and did he actually compose the Vedanga Jyotisha?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/who-was-lagadha-and-did-he-actually-compose-the-vedanga-jyotishaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-who-was-lagadha-and-did-he-actually-comp, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Who was Lagadha, and did he actually compose the Vedanga Jyotisha?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/who-was-lagadha-and-did-he-actually-compose-the-vedanga-jyotisha}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionNo independent record of Lagadha survives outside the text's own attribution. Nothing about his identity, period, or historical existence can be checked against any other source, which is a gap rather than a live scholarly disagreement: no camp holds a documented rival candidate.What would resolve this A securely dated independent reference to Lagadha in another Vedic-era or classical Indian text, or manuscript evidence tying a specific historical figure to the Vedanga Jyotisha's composition.OpenIndology / history of Vedic literatureTranslated and critically edited by T. S. Kuppanna Sastry, The Vedanga Jyotisha of Lagadha, in its Rigveda and Yajurveda RecensionsCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnVedanga Jyotisha, Esoteric Texts Well-attested Source The Vedanga Jyotisha of Lagadha, in its Rigveda and Yajurveda RecensionsTranslated and critically edited by T. S. Kuppanna Sastrytier 1SourcesThe Vedanga Jyotisha of Lagadha, in its Rigveda and Yajurveda Recensionstier 1Translated and critically edited by T. S. Kuppanna Sastry, Indian National Science Academy, 1985Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year