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Saturday, March 22, 2008

Bhūtasaṃkhyā in the Kālacakra

Another entry on this blog deals with a fairly comprehensive list of 'word-numerals'. Here is the list compiled by Biswanath Banerjee in his "Critical Edition of Śrī Kālacakratantra-rāja", AS Calcutta 1984. (Appendix I). Words not occurring within the previous list are followed by an asterisk.


[0]
śūnya, ākāśa, ambara, kha.

[1]
candra, indu, śaśī.

[2]
akṣi, nayana, netra, adhara*, kara, yuga*, ayana, gati*.

[3]
agni, śikhin, vahni, guṇa, kāla, loka.

[4]
veda, yuga, abdhi, jaladhi.

[5]
bhūta, iṣu, bāṇa.

[6]
ṛtu, rasa.

[7]
muni, vijana*, adri, giri, śaila.

[8]
vasu, ahi, phaṇi*, nāga, uraga*.

[9]
graha, randhra, mūla*.

[10]
dik.

[11]
rudra, īśa, hara.

[12]
āditya, ravi, sūrya, arka, rāśicakra*.

[13]
madana*.

[14]
bhuvana*, manu.

[15]
dina, tithi, śaśikalā*.

[16]
nṛpa.

[18]
doṣa*.

[24]
jina.

[25]
tattva.

[28]
bhūmi*.

[30]
māsa*.

[32]
danta.

[60]
ghaṭi*.

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