[Buddha-l] FW: [INDOLOGY] gajagāminī and other elephant similes in early kāvya

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

thanx Jo for this gem

Erik

Op 14-8-2013 18:40, Jo schreef:
> X-posted, for the fun of it. Buddhist tantric yogis are included.
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> Joanna K.
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> Though perhaps not directly relevant, Apte's Dictionary lists under Hastini a quote from the Ratimanjari, a text from the Kamashastra tradition which includes a description of the classic types of women lovers.  Ratimanjari 8 describes the 'elephant-like' woman.  Here's a possible translation of the quote:  "With thick womb, thick buttocks and lips, thick fingers, thick breasts, amiable, eager for love, delighting in intense sexual passion, a tremendous eater, (unusually short), indeed the hastini is, she is considered the female elephant."
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> The other three classic Kamashastra types are Shankini, Citrini and Rupini.
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> These same typologies appear in some of the Buddhist tantras, with sometimes amusing, relatively unflattering male yogi versions to match.  See for example Kalacakratantra/Vimalaprabha, Abhishekapatala vss 138-144, wherein the 'Elephant' yogi is described as a passionate lover who also moves slowly, is extremely foolish, and has a putrid smell.
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> Cheers
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