Lime Burning as a Religious Metaphor in Buddhist India
[Article]
Jürgen Hanneder
Leiden
Brill
The Buddhist author Ravigupta compares the destruction of afflictions, thought to come about through jñāna and samādhi, to a "sudhopala", a limestone thrown into water for the production of quicklime. The article explores the realia and Sanskrit terminology behind the image and its intertextual ramifications. The Buddhist author Ravigupta compares the destruction of afflictions, thought to come about through jñāna and samādhi, to a "sudhopala", a limestone thrown into water for the production of quicklime. The article explores the realia and Sanskrit terminology behind the image and its intertextual ramifications.