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with or was negotiable. A sort of western corridor for the movement of men and goods, therefore, seems to have
developed near the Nasik area. 0. (a) Tri-kūta is near such ancient Buddhist sites as
Kanheri and Ajanta, and near Brahmin holy places like Tryambakeśvara. The appeal that Srī-parvata had for Buddhists and Brahmins can be judged from the information and sources given in note 20.
(b) I intend to discuss the problem of the religious affiliation of (B and) Candrācārya in a separate public cation. One's conclusions in this regard will naturally depend on whether Candrācārya is held to be identical with Candra-gomin and, to some extent, on what view one takes of the religious affiliation of B and his
disciples. 31. Subramania Iyer's (1977:li, 204) renderings of the sīkā
phrase, “Trilinga country, near the Trikāta mountain" and "Trikāta," are not as precise as they should have
been. 32. The sīkā author could also be said to have a region
rather than a mountain in mind. In the latter part of his identifying phrase, eka-deśa is compounded with tilinga, the name of a region. The same is, therefore,
likely to be true of eka-desa in tri-kūtaika-deśa. 33. Thus, Schwartzberg (1978:137, map a) is right in showing
Tri-kūța as a region. 34. As possible evidence to the effect that Tri-kūta could
have at times denoted a larger area than the one determined by Mirashi, note the following:
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| SR No. | 269664 |
| Book Title | Paninian Studies |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ashok Aklujkar |
| Publisher | Ashok Aklujkar |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 47 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Article |
| File Size | 4 MB |