Il giorno 16 ott 2025, alle ore 23:23, Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> ha scritto:Dear Dominik,The alchemical use of vidh sometimes occurs in Buddhist texts; see e.g. Bodhicaryāvatāra 1.10 and its comm. : rasajātam atīva vedhanîyam. However, in the context I was concerned with, it is part of the technical vocabulary of Prajñāpāramitā and refers to intuitive penetration of the ultimate truth. This is much discussed in the Abhisamayālamkara and its comms. Perhaps there is a meta-level on which these uses are related as applying to « transformative « events.best,MatthewMatthew T. KapsteinProfessor emeritusEcole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University, ParisAssociateThe University of Chicago Divinity SchoolMember, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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On Thursday, 10/16/25 at 15:44 Dominik Wujastyk <wujastyk@gmail.com> wrote:Not on the privative prefix, but on the meaning of vidh, see--Dominik Wujastyk, Professor Emeritus, Classical Indian HistoryUniversity of Alberta"The University of Alberta is committed to the pursuit of truth,the advancement of learning, and the dissemination of knowledgethrough teaching, research and other scholarly and creative activities and service."-- Collective Agreement 3.01
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