Talk:Amarakosha
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===Amarakosha Begins===
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As far as I know Amarakosha starts with "YasyaJnana Dhayasindhu raghodasya nagagunaha"
Argumentary statements:
1. When Jagadguru Shri Shankaracharya was traveling throughout India..... he wanted to meet Amarasimha for a debate. (Sankara's Period was 788 CE - 820 CE[1])
2. "Gunaratha" of Ujjain translated Amarakosha to Chinese in 7th century.
These two points and various other statements makes it a legend. Better do not quote the periods of history, unless it is sure, and leave it as the historic legends. Else it may mislead the future generations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 111.92.73.80 (talk) 10:22, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
"Gunaratha" of Ujjain translated it to Chinese in 7th century?
I think there are some questions about it. It was first claimed by Max Muller, but later he recanted it. It was likely another Buddhist text, not Amarakosha. [1]
Amarakosha is a non-sectarian text, but was definitely written by a Buddhist. Some authors have mistakenly considered the author to be a Jain, but that is a mistake because the term Jina was also frequently used by the Buddhists. Malaiya (talk) 03:05, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
Metaphors Made Concrete
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