Abstract
Abstract The Buddhist author Ravigupta compares the destruction of afflictions, thought to come about through jñāna and samādhi, to a “sudhopala”, a limestone thrown into water for the production of quicklime. The article explores the realia and Sanskrit terminology behind the image and its intertextual ramifications.
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