Kosa

[Michael Witzel]

yes, just recently, see:

Gautam Vajracharya, Symbolism of Ashokan pillars: a reappraisal in the
light of textual and visual evidence.

Marg. A Magazine of the Arts.
National Centre for the Performing Arts. Mumbai

Vol. 51. Number 2, December 1999, pp. 53-78

ISSN 0972-1444

>In his article on the golden casket, Michael Witzel has described the
>relationship between the kosa and the celestial north pole. Has anyone seen
>the kosa iconographically represented in the temples of India?

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Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies, Harvard University
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