Dear Jim,

This is an interesting passage. The idea that certain terms denote a
samudaaya of things, like vana 'forest' or saali denoting a collection of
trees or rice grains, can be traced to the Sanskrit grammarians and
philosophy of Sanskrit grammar. Aggavamsa mentions the akkharacintaka in the
passage to which you refer. This generally means the Sanskrit grammarians.
See, for instance, Bhartrhari's Vaakyapadiiya II 155-56.

Best wishes,
Ole Pind



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