Haraprasad Shastri, who rediscovered the Charyapada, conjectured that it was written during the 10th century. However, according to Suniti Kumar Chatterji, it was composed between 10th and 12th century.

What is Charyagiti?

Charyapada the earliest extant Bangla poems, also known as Charyagiti and dating back to at least the 9th century. ... The Charyapada poets or siddhacharya were mystic poets, initiated in the sahajiya doctrine. The poems express their tantric beliefs in figurative and symbolical language.

How many spiritual hymns are there in Charyapada?

The bangla language, however, developed from prakrit, through apabhramsa and abahattha and outside the direct influence of Aryan languages. The earliest extant specimens of ancient Bangla are the 47 spiritual hymns now known as charyapada composed by Buddhist monks.