[Buddha-l] Pudgalavada #3b

[L.S. Cousins]

Stephen/Dan,

Does not this suggest a Prakrit original ? KuÊa would become GuÊa or 
very possibly GoÊa in many Prakrits.

>>(The Sanskrit word quxia has ten names: sheep, eye, earth, sky, 
>>water, expression, space, diamond, light,
>>and severed.  [snip]
>>[The ten terms listed by Dao'an are not clear correlates of kuÊa, 
>>though some work.
>
>The reason why Dao-an's gloss doesn't really work with "kuÊa" is 
>because he is actually listing the meanings for "go" (or "gau.h"). 
>There is an almost exact list in the Amarako'sa: 
>"svarge.su-pa'su-vaag-vajra-di'n-netra-dh.r.ni-bhuu-jale" (heaven, 
>arrow, bull, speech, thunderbolt, quarter, eye, ray of light, earth 
>and water).   I have not had time to check the Medini-ko'sa.   But 
>this also suggests that the personal name is not "ku'sa", but 
>something beginning with "go" or "gau".
>
>Best wishes,
>Stephen Hodge

Lance


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