[INDOLOGY] mārtāṇḍa

[David and Nancy Reigle]

Dear Matthew,

The Divine Miscarriage: Mārtāṇḍa, the Sun, and the Birth of Mankind,
by Per-Johan
Norelius.
*Journal of Indo-European Studies*, Vol. 48, no 1-2, 2020, pp. 151-172.

The Myth of Martanda ‘Descendant of a Dead Egg’ in the Vedic prose, by
Toshifumi GOTŌ. *Journal of the International College for Postgraduate
Buddhist Studies*, Vol. 20, 2016, pp. 21-47, or 222-196. (In Japanese, with
an English summary). Link: https://icabs.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/388

Mārtāṇḍá and Avijjaṇḍakosa, by Zhen Liu and Myriadne Wang (in Japanese,
with an English abstract). Link:
https://dlbs.liberal.ntu.edu.tw/FT/JA/694760.pdf

Best regards,

David Reigle
Colorado, U.S.A.


On Wed, Oct 7, 2026 at 8:28 AM Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> Are there any studies you might recommend on the origins and history of
> the word *mārtāṇḍa?*
>
> No need to send dictionary entries.
>
> with thanks,
> Matthew
>
> Matthew T. Kapstein
> Professor emeritus
> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University, Paris
>
> Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies Emeritus
> The University of Chicago Divinity School
>
> Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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> https://ephe.academia.edu/MatthewKapstein
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> https://vajrabookshop.com/product/the-life-and-work-of-auleshi/
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> https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501716218/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-i/#bookTabs=1
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> https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501771255/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-ii/#bookTabs=1
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> https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/60949
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