From GthomGt at CS.COM Wed May 1 14:01:22 2002 From: GthomGt at CS.COM (George Thompson) Date: Wed, 01 May 02 10:01:22 -0400 Subject: nyUGkha in Vedic recitation Message-ID: <161227070976.23782.5957733298807886025.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> In a message dated 4/27/02 2:53:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JFStaal at SOCRATES.BERKELEY.EDU writes: > Warning! List was empty... > > > all the best, > > F > > At 09:45 PM 4/26/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Dear List, Hello Frits, and hello List, My apologies indeed for this empty post! For some reason my e-mail program has started to automatically send off unfinished emails to their baffled addressees. And so this empty note was sent to the entire List, against my wishes. Mea culpa. I had been interested in RV 10.94, hymn to the soma-stones, in which occurs, at stanza 3, the verb form 'ny UGkhayante.' The connection with the term nyUGkha, the term used to refer to the practice of substituting o-sounds for other syllables in recitation, was made long ago by Renou, but to my knowledge the RV passage continues to be interpreted in the old way, after Geldner: ny` UGkhayante a'dhi pakva' A'miSi Sie schlampfen ueber dem gargekochten Fleische. Leaving aside the fact that Burrows has shown that A'miS does not mean "meat", but rather "bait, lure," or possibly "spicy delicacy" -- it seems to me that there is good evidence that this verb refers to the exact same thing as the term nyUGkha does, and not to some inarticulate murmuring. I have not, until now, sent these thoughts to the List because I will probably discuss this hymn in an upcoming paper. But now that the "cat is out of the bag", I would be grateful for any and all comments, references to recent literature, guesses at etymology, etc. [Note: no discussion in KEWA of this non-IE root; I don't have access to EWA at the moment; Elizarenkova suggests that it is onomatopoeic, but translates it after Geldner: urcha't' (murmur, grumble) -- is this a correct transliteration?]. Best wishes, George Thompson From GthomGt at CS.COM Wed May 1 14:04:45 2002 From: GthomGt at CS.COM (George Thompson) Date: Wed, 01 May 02 10:04:45 -0400 Subject: nyUGkha in Vedic recitation Message-ID: <161227070978.23782.10085184092972893775.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Please read "Burrow" for "Burrows" in my last post. GThompson From ucgadkw at UCL.AC.UK Wed May 1 09:59:54 2002 From: ucgadkw at UCL.AC.UK (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Wed, 01 May 02 10:59:54 +0100 Subject: job advert Message-ID: <161227070972.23782.13889356290838059482.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Although the Far East, Africa and the Middle East are mentioned, I don't see that a historian specializing in South Asia couldn't apply for this. -------------------------------------------------------------- LANCASTER UNIVERSITY HISTORY DEPARTMENT Lecturer in History: Further Particulars Applications are invited for a full-time permanent lectureship in History. Applicants should have research and teaching interests in 20th-century world history. The appointment will take effect from 1 September 2002 or as soon as possible thereafter. It will be made at an appropriate point on the Lecturer A scale (currently ?20,470-24,435). Two copies of a letter of application, detailing research and teaching experiences, and of a curriculum vitae, including the names of three academic referees, should reach the Director of Personnel Services, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YW, United Kingdom, by Friday 3 May 2002. Overseas applicants need only send one copy. It would be helpful if all those applying could where possible give an e-mail address. Please quote reference A639 on all correspondence. Informal inquiries may be made to the Head of Department, Prof. E.J.Evans (E.Evans at lancaster.ac.uk)(01524-592558), or by post to the History Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YG. Those selected for an initial short list will be invited in the week after the closing date to send examples of their written work, whether published or unpublished, such as a chapter or article. Those subsequently called for interview will be asked to make a presentation of 20 minutes outlining their research interests to members of the History department. Interviews are likely to be held in the week 3-7 June 2002. Full terms and conditions of appointment will be made available to the successful candidate: a summary appears at http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/personnl/geninfo.htm. THE POST This appointment indicates the Department's continuing commitment to research and teaching in the modern history of the non-western world. It provides an ideal opportunity for historians in the early stages of their careers. Research: ? The position is open to scholars with research interest in world history in the 20th century. Expertise in the Far East or in Africa or in the Middle East would be an advantage. ? The person appointed must be research-active, and must be able to demonstrate high quality of research by reference to such indicators as: a PhD completed or nearing completion; research articles or monographs either published or in press; contributions to research conferences; successful applications for research funding and/or research scholarships. Teaching: ? An ability and willingness to teach a whole-year Part II undergraduate course on the 20th century, with a predominant focus outside Europe and the U.S.A., is an immediate requirement of the successful candidate. Such a course could have a dominant area focus or might offer broader perspectives in comparative and/or world history. Short-listed candidates will be expected to produce an initial course sketch. ? In the first year of appointment, the successful candidate will be required to conduct tutorials in support of an existing whole-year Part I course on the modern history of Europe after 1870. A continued commitment to Part I teaching is required. In subsequent years, however, it is likely that this teaching will be on a comparative course concerned with British imperial history and the history of the American West. ? There is a need to supervise a small number of third-year undergraduate dissertations. ? In due course, a source-based, final-year, 'special subject', which is likely to derive from the successful candidate's research specialism, will be expected. ? The opportunities for teaching at postgraduate level will include the supervision of postgraduate students and may also involve contributions to the teaching of one-term MA modules. Administration: ? This is a large department, and, as such, generates a wide range of administrative duties in the support of both undergraduate and postgraduate admissions and teaching, and also research activity. The successful applicant would be expected to shoulder a share of departmental administrative burdens, although these would be lighter than the norm in the early years of appointment. THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT The person appointed would be joining a History Department and a Faculty committed to high quality research and teaching. ? This is, by British standards, a large history department. By October 2002 there will be 22 academic staff (two part-time), comprising 5 professors, 2 readers, 11 senior lecturers and 4 lecturers. ? This distribution is indicative of the high reputation of the Department inside and outside the University. The Department obtained a '4A' in the last two Research Assessment Exercises, and it intends to build upon that achievement. Strategies are in place to develop further the Department's research culture and to access research funds. The research activities of the Department embrace several areas. Chronologically they embrace ancient, medieval, early modern, and modern history across a wide geographical area. There are also thematic and methodological threads which link groups of colleagues working on conceptually related themes. ? High-quality teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level is characteristic of the Department. The Department was awarded the grade of 'excellent' in its Teaching Quality Assessment. Several members of staff have received teaching prizes. The Department admits the largest number of undergraduate students in the University, with exacting entry requirements. Over 50 undergraduate courses are offered. Altogether about 700 students take History courses. The postgraduate school is also large, with over 100 postgraduate students studying for Diploma, MA and research degrees. ? The Department is a prominent member of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, which includes American Studies, English, European Languages and Cultures, Theatre, Music, and Art. There are also research and teaching connections with departments in other faculties, such as Politics and Religious Studies, and with several inter-disciplinary units such as the Institute for Cultural Research, Women's Studies, the Ruskin Programme, and the Centre for the Study of Environmental Change. ? The History Department has a number of close links with other Departments and Research Centres, including the Institute for Cultural Research, the Women's Studies Centre and the Department of American Studies. These links include shared research and teaching interests. The person appointed to this post in Cultural History would therefore expect to find a congenial research and teaching culture which embraces a range of interdisciplinary perspectives. ? For further details about the Department, its members and its activities, please consult the webpage at http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/history/index.htm. From athr at LOC.GOV Wed May 1 18:33:01 2002 From: athr at LOC.GOV (Allen W Thrasher) Date: Wed, 01 May 02 14:33:01 -0400 Subject: ALA/LC Romanization tables on the web Message-ID: <161227070980.23782.3597108247632918988.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> The scanned text of the 1997 edition of the ALA-LC (American Library Association/Library of Congress) Romanization Tables is now available as PDF files on the Cataloging Policy and Support Office Web site at URL . Allen W. Thrasher, Ph.D. Senior Reference Librarian Southern Asia Section Asian Division Library of Congress Jefferson Building 150 101 Independence Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20540-4810 tel. 202-707-3732 fax 202-707-1724 athr at loc.gov The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Library of Congress. From yavass at YV1041.SPB.EDU Wed May 1 12:25:56 2002 From: yavass at YV1041.SPB.EDU (Yaroslav Vassilkov) Date: Wed, 01 May 02 15:25:56 +0300 Subject: XXIII Zograph Conference Message-ID: <161227070974.23782.4273816214702511043.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear colleagues, please find below the programm of our 2002 annual conference on Classical Indology. Just to let you know what goes on in our field here, in Russia. XXIII Zograph Memorial Conference "Traditional Indian Texts: Problems of interpretation". Institute of Oriental Studies, St.Petersburg, April 24-26, 2002. Wednesday, April 24 11.00 Mikhail N. Bogolyubov (SPb University). Ancient Indian khAra, khArI f. 'a measure of capacity'. Tatiana Ya. Elizarenkova (IOS, Moscow). On the terms for 'man' in the Rgveda. Yulia M. Alikhanova (Moscow University). Epic tale of the royal hunt and the story of Shakuntala. Alexandr M.Dubiansky (Moscow University). On the so called "maidens of Cur" in Tamil classical poetry. Wednesday, April 24 15.00 Nikita V.Gurov (SPb University). The Deccan shepherds' "Code of Chivalry" ("Rules of Fair Fight"' in Indian Epic poetry). Svetlana L.Neveleva (IOS, SPb). Once more on the genre of the "Epic hymn". Dmitry N.Lelyukhin (IOS, Moscow). References to the Mahabharata in Early Indian Epigraphy. Maria I.Petrova (IOS, SPb). The Tale of RSyazringa: Seduction of Hermit as a Plot in Ancient Indian Literature. Olga N.Krylova (SPb University). NarmadA-mAhAtmya in the KUrma-PurANa. Thursday, April 25. 10.30. Tamara P.Selivanova (IOS, SPb). Landowners in Mediaeval Kashmir. Maxim A.Rusanov (Moscow University). Descriptions of everyday life in Damodaragupta's "KuTTanI-mata" (8th cent. AD). Svetlana O.Tsvetkova (SPb University).The meaning of "nyAya" in Late Mediaeval Poetics. Kseniya D.Nikol'skaya (Moscow University). The Structure of Space in the ArthazAstra. Maxim A.Voroshilov (IOS, SPb). Omens foretelling the unsuccessful cure (according to the ASTANga-hRdaya-saMhitA). Thursday, April 25. 15.00. Audrius Beinorius (Vilnius University, Lithuania). Cosmopsycological aspects of the Sanskrit alphabet in Kashmiri Shaivizm. Victoria A. Dmitrieva (SPb). "Spanda-kArikA": the Problem of Authorship. Victoria G.Lyssenko (Institute of Philosophy, Moscow). Two concepts of motion (karman, kriyA): VyAkaraNa and VaizeSika. Sergei S.Tawaststjerna (SPb University). VarNa and the phoneme. Friday, April 26. 10.30. Andrei V.Paribok (SPb University). The Technique of "Semantic Shift" in Indian Texts. Vladimir B.Korobov (Vilnius University, Lithuania). PrajnAparamitA and Abhidharma: Two Modes of Attention. Raisa N.Krapivina (IOS, SPb). DharmakAya in the "AbhisamayAlaMkAra" by Maitreya. Nadezhda V.Khomutinnikova (IOS, SPb). "The Community of Boddhisattvas" (acc.to the 1st Chapter of the "AbhisamayAlaMkAra"). Veronika A.Meshkeris (Inslitute of the History of Material Culture, SPb). Indian sources of the ancient Central Asian musical instruments. Friday, April 26. 15.00. Yaroslav V.Vassilkov (IOS, SPb). The Baltic Key to the Problem of Indo-Iranian *Vayu and Gogolean Viy. Tatiana A.Dubianskaya (Moscow University). Didactics in Early Indian Novel. Elena N.Uspenskaya (Anthropology and Ethnography Museum, SPb). Majorat among the Rajputs. Svetlana I.Ryzhakova (Anthropology and Ethnography Institute, Moscow). PUjA to Tista-Buri and the Tukha songs (Rajbansi tradition). (Illustrated by videofilms). --- Yaroslav Vassilkov (yavass at YV1041.spb.edu) Institute of Oriental Studies Wed, 01 May 102 15:19 +0300 MSK From GthomGt at CS.COM Thu May 2 13:38:59 2002 From: GthomGt at CS.COM (George Thompson) Date: Thu, 02 May 02 09:38:59 -0400 Subject: AW: nyUGkha in Vedic recitation Message-ID: <161227070986.23782.7686833677594803144.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> In a message dated 5/2/02 5:29:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, chlodwig.h.werba at UNIVIE.AC.AT writes: > Dear Colleague, > For the root uunkh which in all probability is of onomatopoetic origin, > please refer to my Verba IndoArica. Pars I (Vienna: Austrian Academy of > Sciences, 1997), p. 453 (no.617) where You will find a comprehensive > treatment of this verbal morphem and its use in the texts. > With my best wishes > Chlodwig H. Werba > ISTB Vienna. Thank you very much for this reference. It will be a great help to me. Best wishes, George Thompson From ucgadkw at UCL.AC.UK Thu May 2 09:13:51 2002 From: ucgadkw at UCL.AC.UK (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Thu, 02 May 02 10:13:51 +0100 Subject: Post at SOAS & British Library (fwd) Message-ID: <161227070982.23782.17633929782223759115.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 09:53:03 +0100 From: Ulrich Pagel Subject: [orientalstudieslondon] Post at SOAS & British Library SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES University of London (Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia) Researcher (Hodgson Collection cataloguing project) 3 year Full-time Fixed-Term Contract Commencing ?21,815 p.a. inclusive Vacancy 02-59 Applications are invited for a Researcher for a fixed term of 3 years to produce a descriptive catalogue of all documents in the Hodgson collection in the Oriental and India Office collection of the British Library, London. The postholder will be expected to produce descriptions of each document to a standard format, establish links between the various documents in a system of cross references, work in close collaboration with research assistants employed on a short-term basis, and prepare the completed catalogue for publication and posting on the worldwide web. The successful candidate will hold a doctoral degree on a subject of relevance to this project, or be in the late stages of writing up such a PhD thesis. An ability to read and understand 19th century Nepali, Sanskrit and/or Newari is essential, as is a familiarity with the political history of 19th century Nepal and its socio-cultural context. The postholder will also be expected to have excellent IT skills, and the ability to work alone and meet deadlines. Experience of library cataloguing (particularly of manuscripts), digitisation, website posting/design, and an ability to read and understand Persian and/or Tibetan are desirable. Membership of the USS pension scheme will be available. An application form and full job description may be obtained from the Human Resources Department, School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG (Tel: 020 7898 4132; Fax: 020 7898 4129; E-mail address: humanresources at soas.ac.uk). CVs will only be accepted when accompanied with an application form. No agencies. Closing date: Friday 7 June 2002 SOAS is an equal opportunities employer From chlodwig.h.werba at UNIVIE.AC.AT Thu May 2 10:09:18 2002 From: chlodwig.h.werba at UNIVIE.AC.AT (srutavega) Date: Thu, 02 May 02 12:09:18 +0200 Subject: AW: nyUGkha in Vedic recitation In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227070984.23782.4930718944502656906.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Colleague, For the root uunkh which in all probability is of onomatopoetic origin, please refer to my Verba IndoArica. Pars I (Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences, 1997), p. 453 (no.617) where You will find a comprehensive treatment of this verbal morphem and its use in the texts. With my best wishes Chlodwig H. Werba ISTB Vienna. > > >Dear List, > > Hello Frits, and hello List, > > My apologies indeed for this empty post! For some reason my > e-mail program > has started to automatically send off unfinished emails to their baffled > addressees. And so this empty note was sent to the entire List, > against my > wishes. Mea culpa. > > I had been interested in RV 10.94, hymn to the soma-stones, in > which occurs, > at stanza 3, the verb form 'ny UGkhayante.' The connection with the term > nyUGkha, the term used to refer to the practice of substituting > o-sounds for > other syllables in recitation, was made long ago by Renou, but to my > knowledge the RV passage continues to be interpreted in the old way, after > Geldner: > > ny` UGkhayante a'dhi pakva' A'miSi Sie schlampfen ueber dem > gargekochten Fleische. > > Leaving aside the fact that Burrows has shown that A'miS does not mean > "meat", but rather "bait, lure," or possibly "spicy delicacy" -- > it seems to > me that there is good evidence that this verb refers to the exact > same thing > as the term nyUGkha does, and not to some inarticulate murmuring. > > I have not, until now, sent these thoughts to the List because I will > probably discuss this hymn in an upcoming paper. But now that the "cat is > out of the bag", I would be grateful for any and all comments, > references to > recent literature, guesses at etymology, etc. > > [Note: no discussion in KEWA of this non-IE root; I don't have > access to EWA > at the moment; Elizarenkova suggests that it is onomatopoeic, but > translates > it after Geldner: urcha't' (murmur, grumble) -- is this a correct > transliteration?]. > > Best wishes, > > George Thompson > From ddsg at SATYAM.NET.IN Mon May 6 08:16:11 2002 From: ddsg at SATYAM.NET.IN (Dominic Goodall) Date: Mon, 06 May 02 13:16:11 +0500 Subject: Classical Tamil Winter School Message-ID: <161227070988.23782.16302515434757754577.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Announcement A "CLASSICAL TAMIL WINTER SCHOOL" organised by the Pondicherry Centre of the Ecole fran?aise d'Extr?me-Orient (EFEO) will take place in Pondicherry from 20th January - 15th February 2003 The students and researchers who participate will spend four weeks on the study of classical Tamil, in the Pondicherry Centre of the EFEO. Participants are expected to have a basic knowledge of modern Tamil or another Dravidian language. We hope they will end the course able to read some ancient and medieval Tamil literature. The first five days of the week will be devoted to language and literature. The mornings will be reserved for grammar lessons given by two European scholars, exercises and necessary preparations for the next day and afternoon readings. The afternoons are to be devoted to the reading of classical texts with the Tamil pandits of the EFEO. Experts will lecture during the course. There will be plenty of opportunities for direct contact with Tamil culture because of the location of the centre. Two complementary approaches to the texts will be offered---traditional and occidental---and thus the opportunity to learn from both. We hope that the CTWS will contribute to the training of future generations of scholars. The address of the website giving all the necessary information will be provided within a fortnight. Dr. Dominic Goodall, Head, Centre de Pondich?ry, 19 rue Dumas, P.O. Box 151, Pondich?ry 605001, INDIA From jlc at CCR.JUSSIEU.FR Thu May 9 12:40:01 2002 From: jlc at CCR.JUSSIEU.FR (Jean-Luc Chevillard) Date: Thu, 09 May 02 14:40:01 +0200 Subject: Voiced aspirate consonants and neighing (or other animal cries) Message-ID: <161227070990.23782.13509111574053789429.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear list members, a recent remark by George Thompson on the Y-Indology list brought back to my mind a question I had wanted to ask the Sanskrit Grammar specialists on this list. I have been wondering for sometime whether there was a metaphor (involving animal cries) in the description of sanskrit voiced consonants as ghoSavant. The reason is that we have been discussing (on the CTamil list) the Tamil description of the pronunciation of sanskrit consonants by Tamil grammarians (in Tamil] [You probably know that whereas Sanskrit has k, kh, g, gh tamil has only k, and so on for c, ch, j & jh...] and that there is at least a 13th century Tamil grammatical text that explains the pronunciation of gh, jh, Dh, dh & bh (voiced aspirated occlusive consonants) in such words as megha, jharjhara, d.rDha, dharA & bhAra (becoming in Tamil: mEkam, caruccarai, tiTam, tarai & pAram) by describing it as neighing. The tamil verb for that is kan2aittal and we have tried to determine whether it is primarily used for buffaloes, bulls, horses or elephant? (or even for the roaring sea?) Details of the discussion referred to are available (with a lot of Tamil passages :-) at: So the basic question I am asking you is: Was the 13th century Tamil Scholar (also proficient in Sanskrit) who explained to the tamil students the pronunciation of gh, jh, etc. by using a verb usually used for animal cries simply routinely translating into Tamil an ordinary sanskrit metaphor (even if the metaphor was not based on historical etymology, like we Frenchmen have a popular etymology for the word "choucroute" :-) ? Thanks for any pointer to Sanskrit grammatical glosses Best wishes -- Jean-Luc Chevillard (CNRS, University Paris 7, History of Linguistics Research Team [HTL, UMR7597] From ghart at SOCRATES.BERKELEY.EDU Fri May 10 16:34:57 2002 From: ghart at SOCRATES.BERKELEY.EDU (George Hart) Date: Fri, 10 May 02 09:34:57 -0700 Subject: Buddhist Studies Position at Univ. of California, Berkeley In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.20020506131434.00694f5c@imap.satyam.net.in> Message-ID: <161227070995.23782.13059953543705270747.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> The Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a tenured (Prof. or Assoc. Prof.) or tenure track position (Ass. Prof.) in South Asian Buddhism. The position is to be effective July 1, 2003 although the interview process will begin in Fall 2002. Candidates should have competence in Sanskrit, Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit and Pali. They should be prepared to teach graduate and undergraduate courses on doctrinal texts and commentaries as also broader introductory courses on the literatures and cultures in Buddhist traditions. Knowledge of Tibetan and evidence of research in contemporary Buddhism in South Asia will be considered additional qualifications. This position will be instrumental in rebuilding a cross- disciplinary, university-wide program on the interactions of Buddhism with various host cultures. Letters of application outlining teaching and research interests, together with curriculum vitae, names of three referees, or dossier for junior candidates should be sent to: Chair, South Asian Buddhism Search Committee, Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, 7303 Dwinelle Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-2540, postmarked by June 30, 2002. The University of California is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer. From ucgadkw at UCL.AC.UK Fri May 10 10:57:52 2002 From: ucgadkw at UCL.AC.UK (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Fri, 10 May 02 11:57:52 +0100 Subject: Mapping Asia Message-ID: <161227070993.23782.13880256695805468863.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> The UK's "Mapping Asia" project is available at http://www.asiamap.ac.uk This gives a useful overview of the Asian collections in UK libraries and other institutions. It isn't perfect (entering "Oxford" brings up "Cambridge" - very galling :-) Dominik From jeff_lidke at YAHOO.COM Mon May 13 15:58:35 2002 From: jeff_lidke at YAHOO.COM (Jeffrey Lidke) Date: Mon, 13 May 02 08:58:35 -0700 Subject: Mahendra Sanskrit University destroyed In-Reply-To: <2002May28.114226@YV1041.spb.edu> Message-ID: <161227070998.23782.5607354864027168834.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Colleaugues, I was very sad to learn last night from Sthaneshwar Timalsina, a Nepali Sanskritist currently at UC Santa Barbara, that over the weekend Maoist rebels in Nepal reduced to ashes much of Mahendra Sanskrit University's main campus. Dr. Timalsina estimates that the damage is irreparable. This is a great loss, not just for Nepal, but for the international community of Indologists. Dr. Timalsina and I request that we all do whatever we can to bring the violence in Nepal to an end. thank you, Jeffrey Lidke Visiting Assistant Professor Religion Program Bard College __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com From jl6 at SOAS.AC.UK Mon May 13 16:35:50 2002 From: jl6 at SOAS.AC.UK (Julia Leslie) Date: Mon, 13 May 02 17:35:50 +0100 Subject: Mahendra Sanskrit University destroyed Message-ID: <161227071000.23782.2988636805794537344.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Michael Hutt, my colleague at SOAS tells me that this is 'just the latest in a whole catalogue of horrors' (see below). Julia Leslie ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date sent: Mon, 13 May 2002 16:20:19 +0000 To: jl6 at soas.ac.uk From: Michael Hutt Rebels set ablaze Mahendra Sanskrit University By K P Ghimire KATHMANDU, May 12 Maoist rebels on Saturday night set ablaze offices of the country's only Sanskrit University-Mahendra Sanskrit University-in Beljhundi of Dang district, reducing estimated property worth Rs. 27.5 million to a cinder. The university is located about 15 kilometres west of Ghorahi, the district headquarters of Dang. But nobody was hurt in the incident, university officials said. Around 200 rebels, most of whom were women, surrounded the university's premises and torched most of the offices which include Administration Office, Office of the Controller of Examinations and offices of Vice-chancellor, Registrar and Rector. Following the arson of the university complex, around 50,000 ancient Sanskrit textbooks, including Kalchakra Ambika have been completely reduced to ashes. Talking over telephone, Chudamani Adhikari, administrative officer of the university, told The Kathmandu Post that the rebels doused the offices with kerosene and set them on fire. All the furniture and records of students for the last 14 years were destroyed, said eyewitnesses. The rebels snatched keys of the offices from security guards and ravaged the university property, Adhikari said, adding that the students of All Nepal Independent Students' Union-Revolutionary (ANISU- Revolutionary) were largely responsible for the attack. The rebels had also blocked the road leading toward the university in a bid to prevent the security forces from reaching there. It was just last year that the rebels exploded a powerful crude bomb in the office of the Vice-chancellor, Purna Chandra Dhungel, who usually stays in Kathmandu. Michael Hutt Reader in Nepali and Himalayan Studies & Dean of Vernon Square campus School of Oriental and African Studies, London tel 020 7074 5011 fax 020 7074 5039 From m_orelskaya at YAHOO.COM Tue May 14 12:05:10 2002 From: m_orelskaya at YAHOO.COM (marina orelskaya) Date: Tue, 14 May 02 05:05:10 -0700 Subject: India and Tibet In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227071002.23782.6876183317800584072.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear list-members, I have a vague reference that India "had been called India by many nations but the Tibetans called it the 'land of dance'". Could anyone elaborate on the Tibetan names for India? Regards, Marina Orelskaya Dr Marina Orelskaya associated fellow IIAC __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com From mkapstei at MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU Tue May 14 14:54:34 2002 From: mkapstei at MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU (Matthew Kapstein) Date: Tue, 14 May 02 09:54:34 -0500 Subject: India and Tibet In-Reply-To: <20020514120510.61143.qmail@web12501.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <161227071005.23782.16452790250627777025.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> "land of dance" is an amusing misinterpretation, and possibly folk etymology, of the Tibetan word for India, rgya-gar, the "white realm," contrasted with China, "rgya-nag" the "black realm." Traditionally this is explained as referring to clothing. "Rgya-ser," the "yellow/golden realm" is used to refer to Mongolia and Iranian central Asia, however, and it is entirely possible that the coloring coding of the nations surrounding Tibet had to do more with a symbolic system of territorial organization than with literally intended color references. The Tibetans also refer to India as the "noble land" 'phags-pa'i yul = Aryavarta/Aryadesa or the "central land" yul-dbus = Madhyadesa, though these designations refer more strictly to Magadha and the surrounding country. Matthew Kapstein On Tue, 14 May 2002, marina orelskaya wrote: > Dear list-members, > > I have a vague reference that India "had been called > India by many nations but the Tibetans called it the > 'land of dance'". Could anyone elaborate on the > Tibetan names for India? > Regards, > Marina Orelskaya > > > Dr Marina Orelskaya > associated fellow > IIAC > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > From GthomGt at CS.COM Tue May 14 15:06:20 2002 From: GthomGt at CS.COM (George Thompson) Date: Tue, 14 May 02 11:06:20 -0400 Subject: Voiced aspirate consonants and neighing (or other animal cries) Message-ID: <161227071007.23782.3626523546094090273.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> In a message dated 5/9/02 8:42:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jlc at CCR.JUSSIEU.FR writes: > : jlc at CCR.JUSSIEU.FR (Jean-Luc Chevillard) > Dear Professor Chevillard, Please accept my apologies for not responding sooner to your request for information on this matter. I have been away for several days at a conference, and now I must depart for a few more days to retrieve my son, who is returning home from school. I will try to offer a response to your questions upon my return. Best wishes, George Thompson From gruenen at MAIL.SUB.UNI-GOETTINGEN.DE Tue May 14 18:05:33 2002 From: gruenen at MAIL.SUB.UNI-GOETTINGEN.DE (gruenendahl) Date: Tue, 14 May 02 18:05:33 +0000 Subject: New book on South Indian scripts Message-ID: <161227071010.23782.7727051282752031334.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear list members, as a belated reply to various enquiries in the past I'd like to announce the publication of the following book: Reinhold Gr?nendahl: South Indian Scripts in Sanskrit Manuscripts and Prints Grantha Tamil - Malayalam - Telugu - Kannada - Nandinagari Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag 2001. - xxii, 224 pp., 6 tables ISBN 3-447-04504-3 EUR 41.00 Best regards Reinhold Gr?nendahl ******************************************************************** Dr. Reinhold Gruenendahl Niedersaechsische Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Fachreferat sued- und suedostasiatische Philologien (Dept. of Indology) 37070 G?ttingen, Germany Tel (+49) (0)5 51 / 39 52 83 Fax (+49) (0)5 51 / 39 23 61 gruenen at mail.sub.uni-goettingen.de FACH-INFORMATIONEN INDOLOGIE, GOETTINGEN: http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ebene_1/fiindolo/fiindolo.htm In English: http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ebene_1/fiindolo/fiindole.htm GRETIL - Goettingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ebene_1/fiindolo/gretil.htm From witzel at FAS.HARVARD.EDU Wed May 15 12:29:32 2002 From: witzel at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Michael Witzel) Date: Wed, 15 May 02 08:29:32 -0400 Subject: Kautilya to the front! Message-ID: <161227071012.23782.16757019091334460984.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> BBC reports: Tuesday, 14 May, 2002, 11:13 GMT 12:13 UK India defence looks to ancient text The book includes a special diet for soldiers in combat By Shaikh Azizur Rahman in Bombay Indian scientists are turning to an ancient Hindu text in their search for the secrets of effective stealth warfare. They believe the book, the Arthashastra, written more than 2,300 years ago, will give Indian troops the edge on their enemies. India's Defence Minister George Fernandes has approved funding for the project, and told parliament recently that experiments had begun. The research is being carried out by experts from the Defence Research and Development Organisation and scientists from the University of Pune and National Institute of Virology in western India. The book includes the recipe for a single meal that will keep a soldier fighting for a month, methods of inducing madness in the enemy as well as advice on chemical and biological warfare. Powders and remedies The book was written by military strategist Kautilya, also known as Chanakya and Vishnugupta, a prime minister in the court of India's first emperor Chandragupta Maurya, in the fourth century BC. "All of us are excited about the possibilities and do not for a moment think that the idea is crazy," said Professor SV Bhavasar, a space scientist who has spent many years researching the Arthashastra. "Decoding ancient texts is not an easy task but we are very hopeful of success," he added. According to a Pune University report, the book says that soldiers fed with a single meal of special herbs, milk and clarified butter can stay without food for an entire month. Shoes made of camel skin smeared with a serum made from the flesh of owls and vultures can help soldiers walk hundreds of miles during a war without feeling tired. A powder made from fireflies and the eyes of wild boar can endow soldiers with night vision. Chemical warfare Kautilya wrote in the Arthashastra that a ruler could use any means to attain his goal, and Book XIV touches on aspects of chemical and biological warfare. The book says that smoke from burning a powder made from the skin and excreta of certain reptiles, animals and birds can cause madness and blindness in the enemy. The book also provides the formula to create a lethal smoke by burning certain species of snakes, insects and plant seeds in makeshift laboratories. "Our focus at present is on how humans can control hunger for longer durations and walk for longer period without experiencing fatigue, Project leader Dr VS Ghole, head of the environmental engineering department of Pune university, said the team was now focusing on the methods of controlling hunger and increasing stamina. "Once we have made some headway we will go into researching Kautilya's notes on night vision and other fields," he said. Professor SV Bhavasar said the team also had plans to research other ancient Hindu texts. These include manuscripts which "claim to provide secrets of manufacturing planes which can not be destroyed by any external force, could be motionless in the sky and even invisible to enemy planes." ======================================================== Michael Witzel Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies, Harvard University 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge MA 02138, USA ph. 1- 617-496 2990 (also messages) home page: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/mwpage.htm From witzel at FAS.HARVARD.EDU Wed May 15 14:33:51 2002 From: witzel at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Michael Witzel) Date: Wed, 15 May 02 10:33:51 -0400 Subject: J. Nepal Res. Centre XII & the NGMPP Message-ID: <161227071014.23782.3609228419371798887.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Among all the terrible news of V.S. 2058, it is however with a sense of accomplishment that we can look back to more than30 years of the Nepal-German Manuscript Preservation Project. The project, begun by the late Prof.s Janert and Kolver in 1970, has been officially concluded this spring. http://www.uni-hamburg.de/Wiss/FB/10/IndienS/NGMPP/index.html The project has virtually shaped a whole generation of German Sanskritists (and Tibetologists) in providing a long and sustained experience of a living Hindu and Buddhist culture that was, until some decades ago, almost untrammeled by outside influences. Those who have participated in the project have experienced the "Kathmandu High" of an exhilarating nature and climate, and the warmth of the Nepalese people, and they look back, with gratitude, to their stay in Nepal as some of, if not as t h e best years of their lives. At the occasion of the conclusion of microfilming -- the project continues apace with more detailed cataloguing-- a sort of Festschrift dedicated to the project has been brought out as Vol. XII of the JNRC -- this journal being another outcome of the activities of the project and of its members. The volume contains papers by many of the participants of the NGMPP and by a few specially invited scholars. Details below. MW ------------------------------------------ Journal of the Nepal Research Centre Vol. XII Wiesbaden (F. Steiner Verlag) 2001; pp. 3, 319 CONTENTS: A. Wezler: Preface M. Aklujkar: Was a Full Recension of the Brhatkatha Available in Nepala in the 19th century? K. Bhattacharya: For a New Edition of the Mahayanasutralamkara H. Brinkhaus: Santikara's Nagasudhana in the Svayambhupurana: A Medieval Legend of a Rain Charm in the Nepal Valley C. Cuppers: A Letter Written by the Fifth Dalai Lama to the King of Bhaktapur M.S. G. Dyczkowski: The Inner Pilgrimage of the Tantras: The sacred geography of the Kubjika Tantras with reference to the Bhairava and Kaula Tantras K.-F. Ehrhardt: Religious geography and Literary Traditions: The Found ation of the Monastery Brag-dkar bsam-ling E. Garzilli: A Sanskrit letter written by Sylvain Levi in 1923 to Hemaraja Sarma along with Some Hitherto Unknown Biographical Notes (Cultural Nationalism and Internationalism in the First half of the 20th Century: Famous Indologists Write to the Raj Guru of Nepal - No.1) R. Grunendahl: A Plea for an Integrated Approach towards Manuscript Cataloguing B. Kolver and M.R. Pant: Two Recent Documents from Nepal K.-D. Mathes: The High Mountain Valley of Nar (Manang) in the 17th Century according to Two Tibetan Autobiographies A. von Rospatt: A Historical Overview of the Renovations of the Svayambhucaitya at Kathmandu A. Wezler (in cooperation with D. Acharya, Kathmandu): Bhiksu Haribhadra's Vibhaktikarika: An Unknown Grammatical Text Edited with A brief Introduction (First Part) M. Witzel: Medieval Veda Tradition as Reflected in Nepalese Manuscripts ======================================================== Michael Witzel Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies, Harvard University 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge MA 02138, USA ph. 1- 617-496 2990 (also messages) home page: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/mwpage.htm From jkirk at SPRO.NET Wed May 15 19:51:02 2002 From: jkirk at SPRO.NET (jkirk) Date: Wed, 15 May 02 13:51:02 -0600 Subject: Kautilya to the front! Message-ID: <161227071019.23782.11368419313281729175.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> How about eye of newt? Joanna K ================= > The book says that > smoke from burning > a powder made from > the skin and excreta > of certain reptiles, > animals and birds can > cause madness and > blindness in the > enemy. From ucgadkw at UCL.AC.UK Wed May 15 17:03:30 2002 From: ucgadkw at UCL.AC.UK (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Wed, 15 May 02 18:03:30 +0100 Subject: Kautilya to the front! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227071017.23782.6635234610028953941.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> > "All of us are excited > about the > possibilities and do > not for a moment > think that the idea is > crazy," said Professor > SV Bhavasar, a space > scientist who has What is it about physicists? Dominik From ghart at SOCRATES.BERKELEY.EDU Thu May 16 02:24:34 2002 From: ghart at SOCRATES.BERKELEY.EDU (George Hart) Date: Wed, 15 May 02 19:24:34 -0700 Subject: Berkeley Buddhist Studies Position: Correction Due Date June 15 In-Reply-To: <884EE467C5C@mail.sub.uni-goettingen.de> Message-ID: <161227071022.23782.521711355710869455.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> In the earlier posting of this ad, the due date was erroneously given as June 30. Please note that letters of application must be postmarked by June 15, 2002. Thank you. George Hart The Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a tenured (Prof. or Assoc Prof) or tenure track position (Ass Prof) in South Asian Buddhism. The position is to be effective July 1, 2003 although we will begin the interview process in Fall 2002. Candidates should have competence in Sanskrit, Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit and Pali. They should be prepared to teach graduate and undergraduate courses on doctrinal texts and commentaries. They will also teach broader introductory courses on the literatures and cultures in Buddhist traditions. Knowledge of Tibetan and evidence of research in contemporary Buddhism in South Asia will be considered additional qualifications. This position will be instrumental in rebuilding a cross- disciplinary, university-wide program on the interactions of Buddhism with various host cultures. Letters of application outlining teaching and research interests, together with curriculum vitae, names of three referees, or dossier for junior candidates should be sent to: Chair, South Asian Buddhism Search Committee, Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies. 7233 Dwinelle Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-2540, postmarked by July 15, 2002. The University of California is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer. From GRUENEN at MAIL.SUB.UNI-GOETTINGEN.DE Thu May 16 08:01:41 2002 From: GRUENEN at MAIL.SUB.UNI-GOETTINGEN.DE (gruenendahl) Date: Thu, 16 May 02 08:01:41 +0000 Subject: Kautilya to the front! Message-ID: <161227071025.23782.18154099865208751524.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> > The book includes ... methods of inducing madness in the > enemy ... Unfortunately, Kautilya didn't come up with any methods to detect madness in one's own ranks. Considering the present state of affairs, that could be put to good use in many places! RG From witzel at FAS.HARVARD.EDU Thu May 16 13:19:03 2002 From: witzel at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Michael Witzel) Date: Thu, 16 May 02 09:19:03 -0400 Subject: V.V. Raman: on Kautilya to the front! Message-ID: <161227071029.23782.3860766123029605945.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Prof. V.V. Raman has asked me to post this as his original message somehow did not go through. MW ==================================================================== In this age of ethnic self-assertion, many good things are happening, but not everything that is happening may be good. In any case, if some leaders in the Islamic world are striving to revert to their glory days of the eleventh century, it is chronologically appropriate, given that we have a much more ancient civilization, that some Hindu leaders would want to revert to our own glory days of the first century. The late Rajiv Gandhi once dream of bringing India to the 21st century. He did not realize that it is far more spiritually uplifting to go the past than confront the challenges of the future. V. V. Raman May 16, 2002 =================================================================== From gruenen at MAIL.SUB.UNI-GOETTINGEN.DE Thu May 16 11:23:16 2002 From: gruenen at MAIL.SUB.UNI-GOETTINGEN.DE (gruenendahl) Date: Thu, 16 May 02 11:23:16 +0000 Subject: Again: New book on South Indian scripts Message-ID: <161227071027.23782.14173962501559610920.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> (Apologies for bringing this up again. ) Thanks for the interest expressed in a number of direct messages, which made me aware that I should have included a table of contents and some practical information. Reinhold Gr?nendahl: South Indian Scripts in Sanskrit Manuscripts and Prints Grantha Tamil - Malayalam - Telugu - Kannada - Nandinagari Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag 2001. - xxii, 224 pp., 6 tables ISBN 3-447-04504-3 EUR 41.00 ************************************************************* The book can be ordered directly from the publishers: e-mail to: verlag at harrassowitz.de ************************************************************* It contains c. 5,200 basic characters, ligatures (i.e., vocalizations), conjuncts / consonant clusters, numerals, abbreviations etc. Special care has been taken to map out the complexity of Grantha Tamil in a system of graphic classification. The material surveyed comprises Sanskrit manuscripts as well as the Southern tradition of Sanskrit printing, and books in Dravidian languages. Contents Preface vii Terms and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Grantha Tamil Basic Characters & Ligatures . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Prepausal Consonants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Additional Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Conjunct Forms of Sonorants . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Consonant Clusters & Conjuncts . . . . . . . . . . .18 Tamil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Abbreviations & Contractions . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Graphic Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Grantha Malayalam Basic Characters & Ligatures . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Prepausal Consonants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Additional Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Conjunct Forms of Sonorants . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Consonant Clusters & Conjuncts . . . . . . . . . . .95 Telugu Basic Characters & Ligatures . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Additional Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Conjunct Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Abbreviations & Contractions . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Consonant Clusters & Conjuncts . . . . . . . . . . 143 Kannada Basic Characters & Ligatures . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Additional Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Conjunct Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Abbreviations & Contractions . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Consonant Clusters & Conjuncts . . . . . . . . . . 181 Appendix: Distinctive Features of Nandinagari . . 201 Checklist of Conjunct Components . . . . . . . . . 211 The Southern Brhaspati Cycle (1207-1986 A.D.) . . 217 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Outline Tables Best regards Reinhold Gr?nendahl ******************************************************************** Dr. Reinhold Gruenendahl Niedersaechsische Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Fachreferat sued- und suedostasiatische Philologien (Dept. of Indology) 37070 G?ttingen, Germany Tel (+49) (0)5 51 / 39 52 83 Fax (+49) (0)5 51 / 39 23 61 gruenen at mail.sub.uni-goettingen.de FACH-INFORMATIONEN INDOLOGIE, GOETTINGEN: http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ebene_1/fiindolo/fiindolo.htm In English: http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ebene_1/fiindolo/fiindole.htm GRETIL - Goettingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ebene_1/fiindolo/gretil.htm From ghart at SOCRATES.BERKELEY.EDU Thu May 16 19:26:39 2002 From: ghart at SOCRATES.BERKELEY.EDU (George Hart) Date: Thu, 16 May 02 12:26:39 -0700 Subject: Berkeley Buddhist Studies Position yet again: July 15 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227071031.23782.8288516752152201132.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> I apologize for confusing everyone. The application letter must be postmarked by July 15, not June 15. George Hart The Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a tenured (Prof. or Assoc. Prof.) or tenure track position (Ass. Prof.) in South Asian Buddhism. The position is to be effective July 1, 2003 although the interview process will begin in Fall 2002. Candidates should have competence in Sanskrit, Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit and Pali. They should be prepared to teach graduate and undergraduate courses on doctrinal texts and commentaries as also broader introductory courses on the literatures and cultures in Buddhist traditions. Knowledge of Tibetan and evidence of research in contemporary Buddhism in South Asia will be considered additional qualifications. This position will be instrumental in rebuilding a cross- disciplinary, university-wide program on the interactions of Buddhism with various host cultures. Letters of application outlining teaching and research interests, together with curriculum vitae, names of three referees, or dossier for junior candidates should be sent to: Chair, South Asian Buddhism Search Committee, Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, 7233 Dwinelle Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-2540, postmarked by July 15, 2002. The University of California is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer. From utkragh at HUM.KU.DK Fri May 17 13:20:07 2002 From: utkragh at HUM.KU.DK (Ulrich T. Kragh) Date: Fri, 17 May 02 15:20:07 +0200 Subject: E-mail request for Dr. S.L. Baruah Message-ID: <161227071034.23782.2044432421247102312.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Does anyone have an e-mail address or postal address for Dr. (Mrs.) S.L. Baruah, Head, Deparment of History, Dibrugarh University, Assam? Sincerely, Ulrich T. Kragh University of Copenhagen From mmdesh at UMICH.EDU Tue May 21 13:32:50 2002 From: mmdesh at UMICH.EDU (Madhav Deshpande) Date: Tue, 21 May 02 09:32:50 -0400 Subject: Fwd: Message-ID: <161227071035.23782.3872318156405978640.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Indologists, I am forwarding a question from Professor Dhadphale of BORI in Pune. I will forward to him any responses there may be on Indology. Best, Madhav Deshpande ----- Forwarded message from Bhandarkar Institute ----- Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 16:38:11 -0700 From: Bhandarkar Institute Reply-To: Bhandarkar Institute To: Madhav Deshpande Dear Prof. Madhav, In one of my paper written in Sanskrit about the nativity of Bhavabhuti, the celebrated dramatist in Sanskrit I gave evidence to prove that he was a Dravidian and most probably a person from karnataka. A few persons told me that some one has tried to prove that he was a keralite. I shall like to know the exact reference of this writing. M. G. Dhadphale Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune. (India) E-mail: bori1 at vsnl.net ----- End forwarded message ----- From ucgadkw at UCL.AC.UK Mon May 27 11:00:54 2002 From: ucgadkw at UCL.AC.UK (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Mon, 27 May 02 12:00:54 +0100 Subject: Digital Gallery of Sangam artifacts in the web! In-Reply-To: <000001c203de$5f473380$0100a8c0@FAMILY> Message-ID: <161227071038.23782.4783892970582788827.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Dr Kannan, Thank you for the information below. I've added a link to your resources from the INDOLOGY website, http://www.indology.org.uk With best wishes, Dominik Wujastyk On Sat, 25 May 2002, Dr.N.Kannan wrote: > Dear Dr Dominik Wujastyk: > > I would like to inform you the formation of Tamil Heritage Foundation at > > http://www.infitt.org/thf > > and an email group (e-suvadi) that acts like a bulletin board at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/esuvadi/ > > We are engaged in electronic archiving of Tamil manuscripts in palm > leaves and in printed form. We plan to develop a theme park for Tamil > culture in the near future utilizing the multi media capabilities of the > internet. > > One of our recent highlight is the exhibition of Sangam period artifacts > found recently in Coimbatore District of Tamilnadu. These digital images > appear for the first time in the web enabling scholars to indulge in > research. Please pay a visit to our gallery at > > http://www.infitt.org/thf/monument/oodu/sangkam.html > > I visited London recently and spoke to British Library for possible > collaboration and the result was positive. I did not have time to visit > you as you are interested in Tamil Medicinal Manuscripts. Probably, we > shall work out a meeting later, if you are interested. > > If you like our effort, kindly give us a link in your website. > > Tamil Heritage Foundation is a not-for-profit, non-political, > non-governmental organization. > > Yours truly, > N.Kannan, PhD > Director > > > From ucgadkw at UCL.AC.UK Mon May 27 11:02:17 2002 From: ucgadkw at UCL.AC.UK (Dominik Wujastyk) Date: Mon, 27 May 02 12:02:17 +0100 Subject: Tibetan job advertisement Message-ID: <161227071040.23782.926728903578342019.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Job Opening Technical Research Assistant The Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center (TBRC) has an opening for a Technical Research Assistant to oversee the cataloging and digitization of its collection of Tibetan texts. TBRC is a non-profit corporation that has been chartered to digitally capture, classify and archive Tibetan texts from its own collection (E. Gene Smith?s collection of some 12,000 volumes) and others from around the world. The text archive is made available on the internet through its website at http://www.tbrc.org and via CD-ROM. Requirements - Tibetan o Reads titles o Reads Tibetan systems of numbering o Types and searches using Wylie - Experience using Windows? operating systems with some Linux. - Experience with digital imaging technology, including: o Understands digital scanning concepts and best practices. o Performs image enhancement using Adobe? Photoshop?, JASC Paint Shop Pro? or equivalent. o Understands digital photography concepts and best practices. o Experience with CD-ROM production and publishing to the web. - Is able to translate technical specifications into efficient work flow - Works independently Responsibilities - Creates bibliographic and cataloging records. - Manages volunteer staff for scanning. - Performs digital scanning, image enhancement and quality control. - Coordinates image file management with Indian operation and other remote scanning stations. - Creates, maintains and trains volunteers in the use of a quality control system for the digital image archive. - Communicates with outside organizations on the use of digital imaging for the digital preservation of Tibetan texts. - Publishes e-books on CD-ROM and to the web. If interested, please contact Jeff Wallman 617-876-1918 jwallman at tbrc.org 117 Rindge Ave Cambridge MA 02140 As of 8/15/02, Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center at the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation 115 5th Ave 7th Floor (at 18th Street) New York, NY From J.L.Brockington at ED.AC.UK Mon May 27 11:13:23 2002 From: J.L.Brockington at ED.AC.UK (John Brockington) Date: Mon, 27 May 02 12:13:23 +0100 Subject: temporary post at Edinburgh In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227071043.23782.9249031606183259520.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear Colleagues. I provide below a revised version of the information about this post that I posted quite some time ago. This now includes information about how to apply, as well as the closing date. My apologies that the internal bureaucracy in Edinburgh delayed its appearance so much. Please note the Vacancy Reference Number 311435 -- all applications must quote this and be channelled through Personnel Office to be considered for the post Yours John Brockington Professor J. L. Brockington Secretary General, International Association of Sanskrit Studies Sanskrit, School of Asian Studies 7 Buccleuch Place Edinburgh EH8 9LW U.K. tel: +131 650 4174 fax: +131 651 1258 School of Asian Studies (Sanskrit) Temporary Lectureship in Sanskrit Studies The School of Asian Studies seeks to appoint a temporary lecturer in Sanskrit Studies for a nine-month period, beginning 1 October 2002. This post is primarily to supply replacement teaching for a member of staff on Sabbatical Leave. You will teach two general courses in both Sanskrit Honours, and Religious Studies Honours as well as a Hinduism Honours Degree course. You will also be asked to provide any other support which may be required. You will have a PhD in an appropriate field by the appointment date, have very good knowledge of pre-colonial Indian Culture and an advanced knowledge of Hinduism in its various forms. You will demonstrate your ability to relate to staff and students at all levels, be a team player, and show willingness to take responsibility. This post is Full-Time, fixed-term (9 months). Appointment will be made at the lower end of the Lecturer A Scale (?20,470 - ?24,435). Intending applicants are welcome to contact Professor Brockington <(J.L.Brockington at ed.ac.uk> for further details of what the teaching involves. Application Procedure: Please complete and return the application form plus SIX copies of your Curriculum Vitae along with the original of the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form to: Recruitment, The Personnel Office, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH8 9T13 or apply on-line at Jobs at ed.ac.uk by the closing date of 21 June 2002 Applicants should arrange for two references to be sent directly to Prof. John Brockington, S.A.S.(Sanskrit), 7 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LW by the same date. We cannot guarantee to consider late applications. These particulars are issued by the Personnel Office, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH11 1HT. They are intended to represent an accurate description of the duties at the time of writing, although this accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The University reserves the right to vary these particulars or make no appointment at all. Neither in part or in whole do these particulars formpart of any contract between the University and any individual From yavass at YV1041.SPB.EDU Tue May 28 08:42:26 2002 From: yavass at YV1041.SPB.EDU (Yaroslav Vassilkov) Date: Tue, 28 May 02 11:42:26 +0300 Subject: temporary post at Edinburgh In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <161227070954.23782.13354072501096577305.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear John, it's good news to hear that you have been awarded a Research Felllowship. Congratulations! What I need is a piece of advice. Do you think I might apply for the replacement post, or perhaps it is not worth trying? Surely, there is a great distance between Russia and Britain, there may arise problems with the work permit and so on, and I would hate to waste precious time and do a lot of paperwork for a hopeless cause. But the opportunity itself is so tempting... What do you think about it? Please give my best regards to Mary. By the way, the story of the golden deer, which she deals with in her RO article, seems to be represented on one of the Pre-Mauryan bronze "rattle-mirrors" from Scythian barrows of South Siberia, which constitute one of the objects of my study now. With all good wishes Yours Yaroslav Tue, 23 Apr 102 18:41 +0300 MSK John Brockington wrote to INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk: > Dear Colleagues, > > First of all, my apologies that this will not be relevant to all of you, > because of distance. --- Yaroslav Vassilkov (yavass at YV1041.spb.edu) Institute of Oriental Studies Tue, 28 May 102 10:50 +0300 MSK From Burkhard.Quessel at BL.UK Tue May 28 15:55:39 2002 From: Burkhard.Quessel at BL.UK (Quessel, Burkhard) Date: Tue, 28 May 02 16:55:39 +0100 Subject: job advertisement: Researcher (Hodgson Collection cataloguing pro ject) Message-ID: <161227071045.23782.1136844796607720674.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES University of London (Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia) Researcher (Hodgson Collection cataloguing project) 3 year Full-time Fixed-Term Contract Commencing ?21,815 p.a. inclusive Vacancy 02-59 Applications are invited for a Researcher for a fixed term of 3 years to produce a descriptive catalogue of all documents in the Hodgson collection in the Oriental and India Office collection of the British Library, London. The postholder will be expected to produce descriptions of each document to a standard format, establish links between the various documents in a system of cross references, work in close collaboration with research assistants employed on a short-term basis, and prepare the completed catalogue for publication and posting on the worldwide web. The successful candidate will hold a doctoral degree on a subject of relevance to this project, or be in the late stages of writing up such a PhD thesis. An ability to read and understand 19th century Nepali, Sanskrit and/or Newari is essential, as is a familiarity with the political history of 19th century Nepal and its socio-cultural context. The postholder will also be expected to have excellent IT skills, and the ability to work alone and meet deadlines. Experience of library cataloguing (particularly of manuscripts), digitisation, website posting/design, and an ability to read and understand Persian and/or Tibetan are desirable. Membership of the USS pension scheme will be available. An application form and full job description may be obtained from the Human Resources Department, School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG (Tel: 020 7898 4132; Fax: 020 7898 4129; E-mail address: humanresources at soas.ac.uk). CVs will only be accepted when accompanied with an application form. No agencies. Closing date: Friday 7 June 2002 SOAS is an equal opportunities employer ********************************************************************* Now open at the British Library Galleries :- Trading Places : the East India Company and Asia (to 22 September) Magic Pencil : Children's Book Illustration Today (from 1st November) ********************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. 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The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. ********************************************************************* From yavass at YV1041.SPB.EDU Tue May 28 20:22:54 2002 From: yavass at YV1041.SPB.EDU (Yaroslav Vassilkov) Date: Tue, 28 May 02 23:22:54 +0300 Subject: Sorry Message-ID: <161227070956.23782.7570813157807433854.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> I am sorry for sending a private message to INDOLOGY list. --- Yaroslav Vassilkov (yavass at YV1041.spb.edu) Institute of Oriental Studies Tue, 28 May 102 23:21 +0300 MSK From jwalse01 at EMERALD.TUFTS.EDU Wed May 29 19:24:44 2002 From: jwalse01 at EMERALD.TUFTS.EDU (Joseph Walser) Date: Wed, 29 May 02 15:24:44 -0400 Subject: Buddhist Monastery at Sankaram near Anakapalle Message-ID: <161227071047.23782.9933915713167454253.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> I am looking for a good discussion of the images and inscriptions found at Sankaram. I am particularly interested in the dates of the Buddha images found there. I have read the ASI report from 1907-8 but I was hoping for a more recent examination. Thanks Joseph Walser From s.hodge at PADMACHOLING.FREESERVE.CO.UK Wed May 29 23:27:13 2002 From: s.hodge at PADMACHOLING.FREESERVE.CO.UK (Stephen Hodge) Date: Thu, 30 May 02 00:27:13 +0100 Subject: Main Skt Mss -- "Saantideva's BCA Message-ID: <161227071052.23782.17883698433463750986.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Richard Mahoney wrote: >I'm trying to find were the main Skt Mss of "Saantideva's >Bodhicaryaavataara have gone to ground. Can you get access to "Bongo Butten no Kenkyuu" Vol III Ronsho (A study of Sanskrit Buddhist Texts -- Vol III Shaastras), Heirakuji 1990 ? A knowledge of Japanese is useful but not essential to get some benefit from this invaluable work -- most ms details are given in English. This book lists full details of over 40 mss (including commentaries with the verse embedded). Note that the India Office Library has now been amalgamated with the Britsih Library and so you should perhaps direct your enquiries there for some of them. I also suspect that many of the Nepalese mss have been microfilmed by the NGMPP. Best wishes, Stephen Hodge From rbm49 at EXT.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ Wed May 29 22:10:40 2002 From: rbm49 at EXT.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ (Richard Mahoney) Date: Thu, 30 May 02 10:10:40 +1200 Subject: Main Skt Mss -- "Saantideva's BCA Message-ID: <161227071050.23782.17449041428930640829.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dear All, I'm trying to find were the main Skt Mss of "Saantideva's Bodhicaryaavataara have gone to ground. Minayeff[1] and de La Vall?e Poussin[2] seem to suggest that these Mss are holed up in the India Office of the British Library and perhaps the Biblioth?que Nationale de France. The Mss I am after are: Minayeff -- L1 L2 M La Vall'ee Poussin -- Devanaagari 78 (Dev.) -- Burnouf 98 (Burn.) These Mss may be mentioned in Mitra[3], Cowell & Eggeling[4], & Filliozat[4]. Unfortunately, I've only a limited number of Ms. catalogues to hand and none of these. The upshot is that I've been searching: http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/manuscripts.html and http://www.ccfr.bnf.fr/accdis/accdis.htm http://catalogue2.bnf.fr/framesWEB.jsp;jsessionid \ =TWCSMSGMYML2GXMSUSZCRHY This has proved fruitless 8-( I'm at a bit of a loss about what to do next. Does anyone have any suggestions? Many regards, Richard Mahoney [1] Minayeff, I P, `,Caantideva: ``Bodhicaryaavataara'' ', _ZVOIRAO_ IV (1890), pp. 153--154. [2] La Vall?e Poussin, L de, _Praj~naakaramati's Commentary to the `Bodhicaryaavataara' of ,Caantideva_ (Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1901--1914), Bibliotheca Indica 983, Fasciculus I, Introduction. [3] Mitra, Ra'jendrala'la, The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal: A systematic catalogue of the collection of MSS. presented to the Society by Brian H. Hodgson (Calcutta, 1882; repr. Calcutta, 1971) [4] Cowell, E B, & Eggeling, J, Catalogue of Buddhist Sanskrit manuscripts in the possession of the Royal Asiatic Society (Hodgson Collection)(London: Royal Asiatic Society, 1876) [5] Filliozat, Jean, Biblioth?que nationale (France), D?partement des manuscrits, Catalogue du fonds sanscrit (Paris: Adrien-Maisonneuve, 1941 etc.) -- +--------------------------------------------------------------+ Richard Mahoney mailto:rbm49 at ext.canterbury.ac.nz 78 Jeffreys Road telephone:+64-3-351-5831 Christchurch New Zealand cellular:+64-25-829-986 +--------------------------------------------------------------+ From rbm49 at EXT.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ Thu May 30 01:28:55 2002 From: rbm49 at EXT.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ (Richard Mahoney) Date: Thu, 30 May 02 13:28:55 +1200 Subject: Main Skt Mss -- "Saantideva's BCA In-Reply-To: <008801c20771$2edb0640$dd26893e@oemcomputer> Message-ID: <161227071054.23782.8861044900952368211.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> On Thu, May 30, 2002 at 12:27:13AM +0100, Stephen Hodge wrote: > Richard Mahoney wrote: > > >I'm trying to find where the main Skt Mss of "Saantideva's > >Bodhicaryaavataara have gone to ground. > > Can you get access to "Bongo Butten no Kenkyuu" Vol III Ronsho (A study of > Sanskrit Buddhist Texts -- Vol III Shaastras), Heirakuji 1990 ? A > knowledge of Japanese is useful but not essential to get some benefit from > this invaluable work -- most ms details are given in English. This book > lists full details of over 40 mss (including commentaries with the verse > embedded). Thank you for this suggestion. I've just checked our catalogue and it seems that it has recently appeared: 1. Title: Bongo butten no kenkyu / Tsukamoto Keisho, Matsunaga Yukei, Isoda Hirofumi hencho. Other title: Descriptive bibliography of the Sanskrit Buddhist literature. Author: Tsukamoto, Keisho, 1929- Matsunaga, Yukei, 1929- Isoda, Hirofumi, 1938- De Jong Collection (University of Canterbury Library) Published: Kyoto : Heirakuji Shoten, <1989-1990> Contents: 3. Ronsho hen -- 4. Mikkyo kyoten hen Subjects: Buddhism -- Sacred books -- Bibliography. Buddhist literature, Sanskrit -- Bibliography. Descr.: v. <3-4> : ill. ; 27 cm. Notes: Title on v. 3 added t.p.: A descriptive bibliography of the Sanskrit Buddhist literature. Errata slips inserted in v. 3-4. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Bib#: 745457 Location: Central Library Collection: Shelved on level 9 Call #: BQ 1105 .B713 1990 Status: In Library I had not known of this books existence. I will be off on my bicycle directly after lunch ;-) > I also suspect that many of the Nepalese mss have been microfilmed by > the NGMPP. I'll have to follow this up. Many regards, Richard Mahoney -- +--------------------------------------------------------------+ Richard Mahoney mailto:rbm49 at ext.canterbury.ac.nz 78 Jeffreys Road telephone:+64-3-351-5831 Christchurch New Zealand cellular:+64-25-829-986 +--------------------------------------------------------------+ From pesch at INDOGER.UNIZH.CH Fri May 31 07:21:30 2002 From: pesch at INDOGER.UNIZH.CH (Peter Schreiner) Date: Fri, 31 May 02 09:21:30 +0200 Subject: Brhatkathaashlokasamgraha Message-ID: <161227071056.23782.5002929120802605081.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> Dr. Andreas Bigger has completed a transliteration of Budhasvamin's Brhatkathaashlokasamgraha and has agreed to make this text available on our homepage ( http://www.indologie.unizh.ch ). I am happy to share this news and I would like to thank Dr. Bigger for this contribution to the thesaurus of electronic Sanskrit texts. Any feedback is of course welcome. Peter Schreiner Abteilung fuer Indologie Raemistr. 68 CH-8001 Zuerich Switzerland From drm8 at COLUMBIA.EDU Fri May 31 22:06:49 2002 From: drm8 at COLUMBIA.EDU (David Rustin Mellins) Date: Fri, 31 May 02 18:06:49 -0400 Subject: Brhatkathaashlokasamgraha In-Reply-To: <3CF72479.B5F76788@indoger.unizh.ch> Message-ID: <161227071058.23782.414848402623774454.generated@prod2.harmonylists.io> qy On Fri, 31 May 2002, Peter Schreiner wrote: > Dr. Andreas Bigger has completed a transliteration of Budhasvamin's > Brhatkathaashlokasamgraha and has agreed to make this text available on > our homepage ( http://www.indologie.unizh.ch ). I am happy to share this > news and I would like to thank Dr. Bigger for this contribution to the > thesaurus of electronic Sanskrit texts. Any feedback is of course > welcome. > > Peter Schreiner > > Abteilung fuer Indologie > Raemistr. 68 > CH-8001 Zuerich > Switzerland >