My birthstar is also aswathi! > On Apr 18, 2025, at 7:16 AM, Marco Franceschini > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Kenneth, > > aśvati / aśvatī is attested as the name of the first nakṣatra in manuscripts > hailing from Tamil Nadu. The Tamil corresponding form acuvati is recorded > with this meaning in the Tamil Lexicon. > > Best, > > Marco > --- > > > >> Il giorno 18 apr 2025, alle ore 15:48, Kenneth Johnson via INDOLOGY >> <[email protected]> ha scritto: >> >> The tradition of naming a child for the nakshatra of birth goes far beyond >> Kerala. However, I am not clear as to how this is derived from the example >> given here -- there is no nakshatra by the name of Aswathi, though Asvini >> and Aslesa come close. >>> On 04/17/2025 11:08 PM CDT rajam via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> There is a tradition in Kerala, South India — that is, to name a child >>> based on the star (nakṣatra). >>> Current living example is Aswathi Thirunal Prince Rama Varma >>> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aswathi_Thirunal_Rama_Varma >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aswathi_Thirunal_Rama_Varma>). >>> >>>> On Apr 17, 2025, at 1:49 AM, Rolf Heinrich Koch via INDOLOGY >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> Dear Yang Qu. >>>> >>>> As far as I know from India and western Samnyasins, at least the birthday >>>> or the horoscope is used on the side of the namesake. >>>> >>>> The nakṣatra provides the first (mūla) letter for the name. >>>> >>>> Best >>>> >>>> Heiner >>>> >>>> Am 17.04.2025 um 01:18 schrieb Yang Qu via INDOLOGY: >>>>> Dear esteemed colleagues, >>>>> >>>>> I hope this message finds you well. I’m currently seeking >>>>> sources—scholarly or otherwise—that examine the practice and significance >>>>> of name-bestowal in South Asian contexts. In particular, I’m interested >>>>> in moments when ascetics, spiritual teachers, or even literati confer a >>>>> new name—often Sanskritized or Indianized—on a disciple as part of a >>>>> formal initiation process. >>>>> >>>>> I’m especially curious about cases where Indian spiritual teachers give >>>>> new names to foreign disciples, thereby ritually establishing a spiritual >>>>> bond, such as the relationship of a “heart-son” or similar affiliation. >>>>> >>>>> I would be deeply grateful for any guidance, references, or suggestions >>>>> you may have. >>>>> >>>>> Warmest thanks in advance, >>>>> Yang Qu >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> INDOLOGY mailing list >>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >>>>> <https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology> >>>> -- >>>> Dr. R. H. Koch - Germany/Sri Lanka >>>> www.rolfheinrichkoch.wordpress.com >>>> <http://www.rolfheinrichkoch.wordpress.com/> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> INDOLOGY mailing list >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> INDOLOGY mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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