[INDOLOGY] hermaphrodite king as an evil omen

[Jonathan Silk]

perhaps I have been over-hasty in assuming the identification of these
terms with the specific category of hermaphrodite. Should we understand
rather eunuch? In any event, what is the connection with a monkey?

On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 4:13 PM, Jonathan Silk <kauzeya at gmail.com> wrote:

> The terms, perhaps I should specify, in the Skt sources are variously
> found as paṇḍaka and vikalendriya.
>
> Jonathan
>
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 2:18 PM, Matthew Kapstein <mkapstei at uchicago.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Jonathan,
>>
>> I do not know of the hermaphrodite part, but otherwise the prophecy of
>> the monkey will indeed be
>> fulfilled in Washington next week.
>>
>> best regards,
>> Matthew
>>
>> Matthew Kapstein
>> Directeur d'études,
>> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
>>
>> Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
>> The University of Chicago
>>
>> ________________________________________
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>> Jonathan Silk [kauzeya at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 5:33 AM
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>> Subject: [INDOLOGY] hermaphrodite king as an evil omen
>>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> This may be something well known, but...
>> I am working now on a set of prophecies of the evil to beset the Buddhist
>> community after the Buddha's death. These (they are relatively well known)
>> are cast as dreams of King Kṛkin, who lived in the distant past, and whose
>> dreams were interpreted by the Buddha Kāśyapa (some sources say this was
>> his son!) as pertaining to his far future, namely, our time, more or less.
>> Anyway, one of the dreams is that a monkey will be consecrated as king,
>> which is interpreted to mean that a hermaphrodite will be consecrated king.
>> I've looked (sort of, not exactly sure even how to look for this!) to see
>> whether this is considered a sign of decline, but I've come up empty.
>> Probably i'm just looking in the wrong place... but one of you śiṣṭas must
>> know...?
>>
>> thanks!  jonathan
>>
>> --
>> J. Silk
>> Leiden University
>> Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, LIAS
>> Matthias de Vrieshof 3, Room 0.05b
>> 2311 BZ Leiden
>> The Netherlands
>>
>> copies of my publications may be found at
>> http://www.buddhismandsocialjustice.com/silk_publications.html
>>
>
>
>
> --
> J. Silk
> Leiden University
> Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, LIAS
> Matthias de Vrieshof 3, Room 0.05b
> 2311 BZ Leiden
> The Netherlands
>
> copies of my publications may be found at
> http://www.buddhismandsocialjustice.com/silk_publications.html
>



-- 
J. Silk
Leiden University
Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, LIAS
Matthias de Vrieshof 3, Room 0.05b
2311 BZ Leiden
The Netherlands

copies of my publications may be found at
http://www.buddhismandsocialjustice.com/silk_publications.html


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