Dear Jim,
Ruup-.t Be page 101 claims that Ma~njuusaa is a commentary on ([Culla-
or]Cuu.lanirutti-va.n.nanaa, which is attributed to Yamakamahaathera. See
CPD Epilegomena 5.02.
Best wishes,
Ole
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From: "Jim Anderson" <jimanderson_on@...>
To: <palistudy@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [palistudy] Niruttisaarama~njuusaa.tiikaa
> Dear Ole,
>
> I found the following in Ruup-.t:
>
> yathaahaati cuulaniruttiva.n.nanaaya.m ma~njuusaaya.m.
>
> This Ma~njuusaa (possibly Niruttima~njuusaa) is a much older work than the
> Niruttisaarama~njuusaa.
>
> I have the first three pages of the Niruttisaarama~njuusaa.tiikaa typed
> out
> and will send to you after some further proofreading. The third and final
> introductory verse on p. 1 is:
>
> saṃvaṇṇanā garuvarehi pakāsitā yā |
> nyāsassa sāsnayatinaṃ mativaḍḍhanāca ||
> āyācito yativarehi hitāya tasmā |
> saṃvaṇṇanaṃ mativaḍḍhanamārabhissanti || ||
>
> "sāsnayatinaṃ" is peculiar. I take saasna- to refer to saasana-.
>
> The text is definitely related to the Nyaasa in some way. I have to see
> more
> pages in order to determine what that relationship is.
>
> Best wishes,
> Jim
>
>> It would be interesting to investigate if Niruttisaarama~njuusaa is
>> related
>> to Ma~njuusaa that is quoted several times in Ruupasiddhi and identified
>> in
>> Ruupasiddhi-.tiikaa. Some of the verses are lifted from Vaakyapadiiya and
>> converted into Pali.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Ole
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