"Saantideva's literary ability

[Madhav M. Deshpande]

There are similar self-demoting verses at the beginning to Kaalidaasa's
Raghuvamza (cf. kva suuryaprabhavo vamza.h kva caalpavi.sayaa mati.h /
titiir.sur dustaram mohaad u.dupenaasmi saagaram//) and Tulasidaasa's
 Raamacaritamaanasa, and many other works one can cite.


Madhav Deshpande

--On Wednesday, November 28, 2001, 8:33 AM +1300 Richard B Mahoney
<RBM49 at STUDENT.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I am cross posting this request to both Indology and H-Buddhism. To
> those who receive it twice my apologies.
>
> I am trying to track down secondary literature on what seems to be a
> form of literary affectation at the start of "Saantideva's
> Bodhicaryaavataara and "Sik.saasamuccaya.
>
> At BCA I:2ab (Minayeff's ed.) and "SS p. 1 ln. 11 (Bendall's ed.) a
> similar half verse occurs :
>
>  na hi ki.mcid apuurvam atra vaacya.m na ca
>   sa.mgranthanakau"sala.m mamaasti | (Minayeff)
>
> Surely such an opening is formulaic? Do readers know of any secondary
> literature -- Indological or Buddhological -- on this subject?
>
> Thank you in advance for any help you can give.
>
>
> Many regards,
>
>  Richard Mahoney
>
>
>
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Madhav M. Deshpande
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Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
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