Forwarded message from John Cort

[Harry Falk]

could it be one of the numbers of letters in the aksamala? = complete 
vac = sarvam idam?


Deshpande, Madhav schrieb:
> On behalf of the Indology Committee, I am forwarding the following message from John Cort:
> 
> Madhav M. Deshpande
> 
> Forwarded message:
> 
> Does anyone have any theories for the widespread cultural significance
> of 52 in South Asia?  There are 52 eternal Jain temples on Nandisvara
> Dvipa, 52 Viras or Bherus, 52 Sakta pithas, 52 battles in the Alha epic,
> and I'm sure other sets of 52?
> Ideas?
> John Cort
> Denison University
>