The Arapacana syllabary in the old Lalita-vistara
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2806161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Brough (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-95 |
| Publication date | 1977-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x00040428 |
| OpenAlex | W2030302115 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The tenth chapter in the Lalita-vistara, entitled Lipiśālāsaṃdarśanaparivarta, is well known for the list of 64 different forms of writing which were mastered by the Bodhisattva in his schooling. The text continues by describing how his 10,000 fellow-pupils, by reason of his supernatural power (adhiṣṭhānena), when they pronounced the individual syllables (mātṛkā), produced for each sound a symbolic or esoteric phrase beginning with the syllable in question. Thus, yadā akāraṃ parikīrtayanti sma, todā anityaḥ saroasaṃskāraśabdo niścarati sma 'When they recited the syllable a, then there arose the sound (phrase) "Non-eternal are all the saṃskāras"'. (I refrain from attempting to improve the dubious grammar of the edition; but the sense is not in doubt.) The remainder of the Sanskrit syllabary is dealt with in a comparable manner, in the normal order, a, ā, i, ī, ... ka, kha, ga, gha, ṅa ... ha
Art · Grammar · Linguistics · Literature · Phrase · Sanskrit · Syllable · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Indian History and Philosophy · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2018 (34) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |