Re: [INDOLOGY] The ritual use of kārīṣi instead of gomaya

[Madhav Deshpande]

There is an interesting example in Sanskrit grammar using the expression
kārīṣaḥ agnir adhyāpayati "Fire made with [dry cakes of] cow dung helps one
study."  This probably refers to cold days when there was need for heat.  I
wonder if offerings of such cakes allowed the Caitya-dwellers to collect
fuel.

Madhav Deshpande


On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Warner Belanger <wbelanger at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear List Members,
> I've come across a passage in a Buddhist text which describes the benefits
> of offering kārīṣi at a caitya.
> I assume that this refers to dry cow dung based on Monier-Williams but
> also Turner's *A comparative dictionary of Indo-Aryan languages.* I'm not
> sure for what purpose this would be used ritually. Would it be smeared on
> the caitya or perhaps used as fuel? Could this word have been used for such
> a reason instead of gomaya?
> Any references or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> Warner
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Madhav M. Deshpande
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