Lime Burning as a Religious Metaphor in Buddhist India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9892899 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jürgen Hanneder (Philipps-Universität Marburg Germany Marburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-9 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indo-Iranian Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7246 • E-ISSN: 1572-8536 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15728536-06401003 |
| OpenAlex | W3158780623 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The Buddhist author Ravigupta compares the destruction of afflictions, thought to come about through jñāna and samādhi , to a “ sudhopala ”, a limestone thrown into water for the production of quicklime. The article explores the realia and Sanskrit terminology behind the image and its intertextual ramifications
Archaeology · Art · Buddhism · Lime · Linguistics · Literature · Metallurgy · Metaphor · Sanskrit · Terminology · History · Materials Science · Philosophy · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Visual Culture and Art Theory
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |