Pa.ncadevataa

[Greg Bailey]

Dear Christophe,

I doubt the second volume is available anywhere in Australia.

If it is easy for you, could you perhaps xerox the relevant pages and Fax
them to me on 61- (0) 3 9479 1880.

Thanks,

Greg




On 7/7/04 3:37 AM, "Christophe Vielle" <vielle at ORI.UCL.AC.BE> wrote:

> Dear Greg,
> about the Pañcadevataa concept and the Pañcaayatanapuujaa there are
> interesting commentaries by Hazra in his Studies in the upapuraa.nas, vol.
> II, pp. 447-50 (with references to the KuuP, MatP, etc.) and p. 394 and 420
> (on the DeviiBhgP).
> 
>> Dear List,
>> 
>> In my ongoing attempts to date the Ga.nezapuraa.na I am focussing in part on
>> the Pa.ncadevataa concept which occurs everywhere in the second book.  I
>> would appreciate any references to secondary sources on this and any hints
>> as to its earliest occurrence in Sanskrit literature.
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> 
>> Greg Bailey
> 
> 
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