On Corresponding Sanskrit Words For The Prakrit Term Posaha: With Special Reference To Śrāvakācāra Texts

In Brahmanism the purification rite called upavasatha has been practiced on the day before the Vedic ritual is performed. For example, we can see the description about such purification rite in Taittirīyasaṃhitā 1.6.7.3, Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.1.1.7, etc. Jainism and Buddhism have borrowed the rite in...

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Main Author: Hotta, Kazuyoshi 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2017
In: International Journal of Jaina Studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-17
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