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From:
Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh@umich.edu>
Date: Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Brahmanical Pancarohani festival?
To: "Walser, Joseph" <
Joseph.Walser@tufts.edu>
Hello Joseph,
The Pali expression paccorohanii almost certainly corresponds to Sanskrit Pratyavarohaṇī, rather than Pañcarohani. The verb pratyavarohati (Ardhamagadhi:
paccoruhai) is commonly found in the Brāhmaṇa texts like the Śatapatha. I am not so familiar with all the ritual literature, but there may be a ritual in the Brāhmaṇas that is referred to by this name. Best,
Madhav Deshpande
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Walser, Joseph
<Joseph.Walser@tufts.edu> wrote:
There are three sutras in the Anguttara Nikaya that mention a Paccorohanii festival celebrated by brahmins. The Chinese version of AN 10.167 gives a few more details than the Pali, but not much. Does anyone out there know of any discussion of this festival? Better yet, has anyone ever found a brahmanical source discussing this festival? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
-j
Joseph Walser
Associate Professor
Department of Religion
Tufts University
Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA
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Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA