Adhara

[Dan Lusthaus]

Actually Monier-Williams simply defines adhara-svastika as "the nadir." The reference to Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā concerns the previous term: adhara-sapatna.
See http://tinyurl.com/6fadbuq bottom right.

I'm not familiar with the term -- perhaps someone else can help (adhara itself means low, inferior, nadir; not sure what svastika indicates here).

Dan Lusthaus
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  From: Gautama Vajracharya 
  To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk 
  Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 5:16 PM
  Subject: [INDOLOGY] Adhara


  According to Monier Williasms,  adhara-svastika is a compound word given the Maitrayani Samhita. But I cannot find the word in the text. I wonder if any body is familiar with this word.
  GV


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