I do not know a word study, but mata nt. in the sense "opinion" is used several times in Pāli (noted also in Childers s.v. mato, with references exclusively  from the Mahāvaṃsa) in the Samantapāsādikā (Sp II 413,1), in Vajirabuddhi|s Anugaṇṭhipada (6th-10th cent. AD; Vjb 157,5; 242,22), and  in the Vajirabuddhiṭīkā (10th cent.; Vjb 307,13), in Vācissara's Sīmālaṅkārasaṅgaha (13th cent. AD; Vss. 25, 95, 96, 97), and in Chapaṭa Saddhammajotipāla's Sīmālaṅkārasaṅgahavaṇṇanā (15th cent. AD), in the commentary on vss. 23, 24, 25, 26, 43, , 47, 76, 78, 79, 80, 95, 96, 97). 

Petra Kieffer-Puelz


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Am 23.05.2013 um 03:51 schrieb Ashok Aklujkar:

See Halbfass, India and Europe p. 265 etc.


On 2013-05-22, at 1:43 PM, Patrick Olivelle wrote:

Does anyone know of work done on the term "mata" -- as view, ideology, philosophy, religion (often used this was in 19th century Indian writing). Perhaps you all know a word study on this ubiquitous term.


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