Hoḍa in Sanskrit means ‘boat’ - it is a loan from Dravidian ōṭam ‘boat’ (h- stands for the glottal stop that precedes initial vowels in North Dravidian). Could hoḍa cakra be related to the ‘boat pose’ (nāvāsana) related to the maṇipūra cakra?
> On 19. Nov 2024, at 14.34, Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > I am looking for information on the Avakahaḍa or Hoḍa Cakra. All that I could > find on the net was a reference to an article in Jyotish Digest, 3rd Quarter > 2012, but when I tried to access it, my computer went wild with warnings > about possible identity theft, so I left it alone. > > Does anyone know anything about this? > > thanks in advance, > Matthew > > Matthew T. Kapstein > Professor emeritus > Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University, Paris > > Associate > The University of Chicago Divinity School > > https://ephe.academia.edu/MatthewKapstein > > https://vajrabookshop.com/product/the-life-and-work-of-auleshi/ > > https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501716218/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-i/#bookTabs=1 > > https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501771255/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-ii/#bookTabs=1 > > https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/60949 > > Sent with Proton Mail <https://proton.me/mail/home> secure email. > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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