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Ama, et fac quod vis
(love and do what you will)
:
(love and do what you will)
:
Amal
(ritual power)
:
(ritual power)
:
Amarako
a
a(Skt., ‘deathless vocabulary’). Dictionary of classical Sanskrit, compiled by Amara-simha, a Buddhist of
c.
7th cent. CE.
c.
7th cent. CE.
Amar
vat
vat(Skt., ‘abode of the deathless’).
1
The ‘deathless’ are the gods, hence A. is the abode of the gods, i.e., heaven. ‘To enter Amar
vat
’ = ‘to die’.
2
A Buddhist ceremonial and pilgrimage centre situated along the Kistna river, Andhra Pradesh. The site dates from the
u
ga period (185–75 BCE). However, the central building, the Great
St
pa
, is the most important structure dating from the late
ndhra (25 BCE–320 CE).
1
The ‘deathless’ are the gods, hence A. is the abode of the gods, i.e., heaven. ‘To enter Amar
vat’ = ‘to die’.2
A Buddhist ceremonial and pilgrimage centre situated along the Kistna river, Andhra Pradesh. The site dates from the
uga period (185–75 BCE). However, the central building, the GreatSt
pa, is the most important structure dating from the late
ndhra (25 BCE–320 CE).
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