eighteen

[Eugen Ciurtin]

Dear Professor Tull,

Another recent contribution on 1(0)8 (in MBh) was offered by San Sarin, and
is available online:

http://www.indologica.it/volumi/doc_XXX/19_Sarin.pdf

kind regards
E. Ciurtin

2010/10/18 Herman Tull <hwtull at msn.com>

> I apologize if this question is a terribly ignorant one, but I was
> wondering if there is any scholarly literature or any discussion of the
> significance of the Indic "18" (dominant in the Mahabharata--books, days of
> war, etc., etc., and then reiterated in the Puranas in the so-called "major"
> and "minor" books denotation).  This has long seemed to me to be some sort
> of convenient fiction used to tie up loose ends (not unlike the twelve
> disciples of Jesus recalling the twelve tribes of Israel).  However, as I
> sat in an introductory Buddhism lecture today, and was reminded about the
> famed 18 schools of the Mahasanghika(s), I started to think, there might be
> a bit more (or, perhaps no more at all).  Thanks.
>
> Herman Tull
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "McComas Taylor" <mccomas.taylor at ANU.EDU.AU>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 8:22 PM
> To: <INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk>
> Subject: [INDOLOGY] Student project:Abhijñānaśakuntalam
>
> Dear Colleague
>>
>> Two fine 3rd year students at the ANU have produced a wonderful
>> stop-animation of a snippet of  Abhijñānaśakuntalam
>>
>> Please see:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2yHWMS62O0
>>
>> I am sure they would love to hear from you:
>>
>> Annie McCarthy <u4916730 at anu.edu.au>
>>
>> and
>>
>> Patrick McCartney  <hopeforageneration at gmail.com>
>>
>> Yours
>>
>> McComas Taylor
>>
>>
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>> College of Asia and the Pacific
>> The Australian National University
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>>
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