Title: Some Notes on Maitrakanyaka: Divyāvadāna XXXVIII
Abstract:The story of Maitrakanyaka is unquestionably old, and has survived in a number of versions which vary considerably in detail. The main outline of the story in the Avadāna-śataka , which is closely rel...The story of Maitrakanyaka is unquestionably old, and has survived in a number of versions which vary considerably in detail. The main outline of the story in the Avadāna-śataka , which is closely related to the versions in the Divyavadāna , the Avadāna-kalpalatā of Kṣemendra, and the Bhadrakalpāvaādna , is as follows: A rich merchant, Mitra, for a long time has no children who survive childhood; and he is advised that if he gives a girl's name to the next son to be born to him, the child will live ( yadi te putro jāyate, tasya dārikā-nāma sthāpayitavyam, evam asau cirajīvī bhaviṣyati ). After the child's birth, the relatives say, ‘This boy is the son of Mitra ( mitrasya putrah , as being equivalent to maitraḥ ), and is a girl ( kanyā ca ); therefore let his name be Maitrakanyaka’.Read More
Publication Year: 1957
Publication Date: 1957-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
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