etymology of puja

[Arlo Griffiths]

Please consult Mayrhofer, EWAia, vol. II p. 154, with ample references to
more recent work.

AG

> From: Jonathan Silk <jonathan.silk at YALE.EDU>
> Reply-To: Indology <INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk>
> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 11:40:45 -0500
> To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk
> Subject: etymology of puja
>
> Friends,
>
> I have recently read Jarl Charpentier's 1927 paper in Indian
> Antiquary on the meaning and etymology of puujaa.  I found it rather
> strange. He connects it with 'smearing,' making a rather big deal of
> the smearing of images etc with things like red powders etc. There
> must be more convincing discussions of the history of this word, no?
> --
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