Monday, April 22, 2013

🤔 Gomadevī?

No sign of a female Sanskrit (or Indic) name “Gomadevī,” is there? Also there seems to be no Sanskrit word goma or gomā. But there is a word gomātṛ (MWs.v.) but it does not help me tracing the name Gomadevī in Indian sources, that is, as a name of female person that occurs in the transmission lineage of the *Guhyagarbhatantra.

Friday, April 12, 2013

🤔 Meghasthāna?



dGe chos gsung ’bum (vol. 1, p. 189): Meghasthāna! I wonder if there is any Sanskrit source for it.





🤔 Tirahita?


The dGe chos gsung ’bum (vol. 1, p. 186) refers to a place in India called Tirahita but it does not seem to be known outside Tibetan sources.


🤔 Kaṃsadeśa?

Is Kaṃsadeśa (for Li-yul) attested in Sanskrit sources?

Thursday, April 11, 2013

🤔 Patikīrti?


There is the mention of a name of a city “Patikīrti” (in connection with the legend of the origin of Yogatantra and Rab gsal zla ba). But it could also be that spelling (in transliteration) is mangled. But the name seems to be unknown in Sanskrit sources?




🤔 Pradyotacandra?


Rab gsal zla ba is said to be a king from South-East India. Reconstructed as Pradyotacandra (Roerich; van der Kuijp) and Prakāśacandra (Weinberger). Any sign of a Sanskrit source?