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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 Better do not quote the periods of history, unless it is sure, and leave it as the historic legends.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)[reply]

"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)[reply]

References

^ Literary and Historical Studies in Indology By Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi

Metaphors Made Concrete

The words "immortal," "treasure" and "gem" are used figuratively when referring to the Amarakosha and the Navaratnas but they were made concrete by the American television writer Jane Espenson in the form of the "Gem of Amara." She had been a student of metaphor with the linguist George Lakoff. In the episodes The Harsh Light of Day of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and In the Dark of the series Angel, both transmitted on 19th October 1999, the Gem of Amara is a ring, part of a buried treasure, which makes a vampire invulnerable when wearing it. NRPanikker (talk) 22:52, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Literary and Historical Studies in Indology By Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi

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