Re: [INDOLOGY] satyakriyā gesture

[Hélène de Brux]

Dear Dr. Koch,

In the Avadānaśataka (I. 9, Dhūpāvadāna) is mentioned a contest between a
Buddhist and a religious opponent, taking place through a "declaration of
truth" (satyavacanam) - a similar term for satyakriyā. Before making his
declaration, the Buddhist is described as throwing back his cloth on his
shoulder and putting his right knee to the ground. This is also an
interesting echo of the idea of the bhūmisparśa-mudrā.

With best wishes,

Hélène de Brux

On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 12:37 PM Asko Parpola via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Indeed:
>
> Burlingame, Eugene Watson, 1917. The act of truth  (saccakiriya): A Hindu
> spell and its employment as a psychic motif in Hindu fiction. Journal of
> the Royal Asiatic Society 1917: 429-467.
> On the legendary context of the bhûmisparśa-mudrā
>
> Best wishes, Asko Parpola
>
> On 7 May 2020, at 13.24, Uskokov, Aleksandar via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
> Dear Dr. Koch,
>
> I am not sure what qualifies as satya-kriya, but there is the story of the
> Buddha who was tested by Mara while still a Bodhisattva, and who raised his
> right hand before touching the ground in the famous bhumi-sparsa-mudra,
> calling the earth to be the witness of his truthfulness.
>
> Touching the ground is also, curiously, what the cat who ate the birds in
> the Hitopadesha story did, faking truthfulness.
>
> Best wishes
> Aleksandar
>
> Aleksandar Uskokov
> Lector in Sanskrit
> South Asian Studies Council, Yale University
> 203-432-1972 | aleksandar.uskokov at yale.edu
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> *From:* INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info> on behalf of Rolf
> Heinrich Koch via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 7, 2020 5:57 AM
> *To:* indology <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Subject:* [INDOLOGY] satyakriyā gesture
>
> Dear listmembers,
>
> For the interpretation of a Jātaka mural I am in search for a
> description of a satyakriyā with additional details regarding specific
> gestures that have to be observed (during a satyakriyā), for example
> raised arms etc.
> I checked the extensive secondary literatur without success. Not
> available for me is Thompson 1998 IIJ.
>
>   Anyone can help?
>
> Regards
> Heiner
>
> --
> Dr. Rolf Heinrich Koch
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