Chih Sheng (688-740 AD)

[DEVARAKONDA VENKATA NARAYANA SARMA]

At 05:33 PM 2/24/99 EST, you wrote:
>
>If, indeed, the brightness referred to the country rather than the mountain,
>there is an explanation also. The larger country in which Potiyil was
situated
>was ruled by Pandyas whose name has been sometimes interpreted as derived
from
>Sanskrit pANDu meaning "white".

White and bright are absolutely different. White is a color. Brightness refers
to light energy emitted. You can have bright red, bright green etc and
there can be dull whites.

regards,

sarma.