As much can be implied in the Arthaśāstra at 2.2.3, which provides rules for establishing the king’s mṛgavana. It is to be provisioned, among other things, with bhagnanakhadaṃṣṭravyāla: various kinds of vicious animals with their claws and fangs broken or removed. Here is the passage from the Kyōto e-text:

Best,

Mark

On Aug 10, 2021, at 2:36 AM, Rolf Heinrich Koch via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Dear listmembers,

I am searching for quotations (preferably in Sanskrit/Pali sources) which clearly describe that for a royal hunting trip the animal to be hunted has been caught beforehand and later released for this royal hunt.

This would be helpful for the interpretation of a picture strip which visualizes the Ālavaka-damana-story according to thr Buddhist commentary literature.

Has any of you stumbled upon such a passage by chance?


Many thanks

Heiner

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