tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post8811352381939591670..comments2024-02-06T22:19:13.028-08:00Comments on Mining Aśvaghoṣa's Gold: BUDDHACARITA 8.29: Wheels Within WheelsMike Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-26345432491021741062013-12-17T03:55:11.846-08:002013-12-17T03:55:11.846-08:00The MW dictionary gives cakra-vāka as Anas Casarca...The MW dictionary gives cakra-vāka as Anas Casarca or ruddy goose, but I came to the conclusion in process of translating Saundara-nanda that a cakra-vāka means a greylag goose.<br /><br />So the discussion of bar-headed geese in this comment was my mistake. It is greylag geese that are famed for their circular calls of aṅg-aṅg.<br /><br />Bar-headed geese feature in SN4.4, where they are referred to as haṁsāḥ. Mike Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.com