Re: [INDOLOGY] kṛtti

Fri Oct 16 07:28:50 UTC 2020

Can emendations like kuṭī, kīrt(t)ir, kr̥tī, or a compound kṛtti-kamaṇḍalur 'skin-gourd' be excluded?

Arlo Griffiths

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Subject: [INDOLOGY] kṛtti

Dear friends,

The Vivekavilāsa (8.275) mentions kṛtti as one of the characteristics of Buddhist monks:

kṛttiḥ kamaṇḍalur mauṇḍyaṃ cīraṃ pūrvāhṇabhojanam/

saṃgho raktāmbaratvaṃ ca śiśriye bauddhabhikṣubhiḥ//

kṛtti means "skin, hide" and other such things. Does this make sense in connection with a Buddhist monk? Any help or explanation will be appreciated.

Johannes Bronkhorst

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