# Yajnavalkya

> Yajnavalkya or Yagyavalkya is a Hindu Vedic sage prominently mentioned in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and Tattiriya Upanishad. Yajnavalkya proposes and debates metaphysical questions about the nature of existence, consciousness and impermanence, and expounds the epistemic doctrine of neti neti to discover the universal Self and Ātman. Texts attributed to him include the Yajnavalkya Smriti, Yoga Yajnavalkya and some texts of the Vedanta school. He is also mentioned in the Mahabharata as well as various Puranas, Brahmanas and Aranyakas.

*One of the Great Sages of Vedic India*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** -800
- **Died:** -700
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1423663)

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