One more reference:
S. Lienhard, Lucky Numbers in Ancient Indian Iiterature, Langue, style
et structure dans le monde indien, Paris 1996, p. 523-536; reprinted
in Kleine Schriften, Wiesbaden 2007
Martin Straube
Zitat von Jonathan Silk via INDOLOGY <[email protected]>:
I am surprised not yet to see reference to Otto Stein, 'The Numeral
18', (*The
Poona Orientalist *1, 1936, pp. 1-37; 2, 1937, pp. 164-165. it is reprinted
in the *Kleine Schriften*.
Freidrich Wilhelm said of the papers:
In *The Poona Orientalist* I and II ( 1936 and 37) Stein published two
articles on the numeral 18. They are valuable contributions to Indian
number mysticism which is traceable since Vedic times. Even the reader who
is aware of the specific meaningfulness of Indian numbers will be astounded
how many references Stein was able to collect, and will feel inspired to
look for more material on this and other numerals.
Stein was one of the all too many scholars brutally murdered by the Nazis,
in his case along with his wife in Spring 1942 in Lodz.
On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 10:11 PM Jonathan Duquette via INDOLOGY <
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I like to think of 108 as mathematically auspicious:
108=(1^1)*(2^2)*(3^3)!
Jonathan
On Wed, 9 Feb 2022 at 21:03, Tieken, H.J.H. (Herman) via INDOLOGY <
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Dear Harry,
I do not know about the auspiciousness of 108. However, the 8 in 108 does
have a special meaning as it does in 18 (books of the Mahābhārata).
Following upon 7, which makes a finite, closed list (seventh heaven, seven
generations in some inscriptions), 8 opens it again (with it the
speaker/writer indicates that he could easily go on adding to the list).
Thus, 8 rasas ("On the Use of Rasa in Studies of Sanskrit Drama, IIJ 43
(2000), pp. 115-138) and in some Gupta inscriptions the kings are praised
in 8 stanzas ("Some Literary Embellishments in the Gupta Inscriptions".
ArOr 74/4 (2006), pp. 451-460.
I vaguely remember that Jan Gonda has written about numbers, but am
unable to provide a reference.
Kind regards, Herman
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*Aan:* Harry Spier <[email protected]>
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*Onderwerp:* Re: [INDOLOGY] Auspicious numbers in Hinduism
Harry,
Thomas McEvilley in his book, *The Shape of Ancient Thought* discusses a
theory of how a number of the Indian auspicious numbers (including 108)
might have been derived from Sumerian “Processional arithmetic.” This is
in Chapter 3, I think. Especially beginning on p. 293.
Jim Ryan
Asian Philosophies and Cultures (Emeritus)
California Institute of Integral Studies
On Feb 9, 2022, at 11:09 AM, Harry Spier via INDOLOGY <
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Dear list members,
Can anyone point me to any studies on auspicious numbers in Hinduism
Thanks,
Harry Spier
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