Brahmanical Pancarohani festival?

[Madhav Deshpande]

Hi Joseph,

     The following article by S.G. Kantawala discusses the rite of
pratyavarohana:

http://www.indologica.com/volumes/vol21-22/vol21-22_art11_KANTAWALA.pdf.

Hope this helps you.  Best,

Madhav Deshpande

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh at umich.edu> wrote:

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh at umich.edu>
> Date: Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 9:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Brahmanical Pancarohani festival?
> To: "Walser, Joseph" <Joseph.Walser at tufts.edu>
>
>
> Hello Joseph,
>
>      The Pali expression paccorohanii almost certainly corresponds to
> Sanskrit Pratyavarohaṇī, rather than Pañcarohani.  The verb pratyavarohati
> (Ardhamagadhi: paccoruhai) is commonly found in the Brāhmaṇa texts like
> the Śatapatha.  I am not so familiar with all the  ritual literature, but
> there may be a ritual in the Brāhmaṇas that is referred to by this name.
> Best,
>
> Madhav Deshpande
>
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Walser, Joseph <Joseph.Walser at tufts.edu>wrote:
>
>> There are three sutras in the Anguttara Nikaya that mention a
>> Paccorohanii festival celebrated by brahmins. The Chinese version of AN
>> 10.167 gives a few more details than the Pali, but not much. Does anyone
>> out there know of any discussion of this festival? Better yet, has anyone
>> ever found a brahmanical source discussing this festival? Any suggestions
>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> -j
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> Joseph Walser
>>
>> Associate Professor
>>
>> Department of Religion
>>
>> Tufts University
>>
>
>
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> Madhav M. Deshpande
> Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
> Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
> 202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111
> The University of Michigan
> Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA
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>
>
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> --
> Madhav M. Deshpande
> Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
> Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
> 202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111
> The University of Michigan
> Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA
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Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA


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