Guest guest Posted October 15, 2002 Report Share Posted October 15, 2002 Dear list members, Someone has asked me why 108 is considered such an auspicous number. Would any of the list members know the answer to this. Thanks, Harry Spier 371 Brickman Rd. Hurleyville, New York USA 12747 _______________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2002 Report Share Posted October 15, 2002 INDOLOGY, "Harry Spier" <harryspier@H...> wrote: > Dear list members, > > Someone has asked me why 108 is considered such an auspicous number. > Would any of the list members know the answer to this. > Thanks, I think Asko Parpola has written about numbers 108, 1008, ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2002 Report Share Posted October 15, 2002 INDOLOGY, "Harry Spier" <harryspier@H...> wrote: > Dear list members, > > Someone has asked me why 108 is considered such an auspicous number. > Would any of the list members know the answer to this. > Thanks, > There is an article by prof. Siegfried LIENHARDT about lucky numbers in the following volume: Langue, Style et Structure dans le monde indien: Centenaire de Louis RENOU. Actes du Colloque International (Paris, 25-27 janvier 1996) édités par Nalini BALBIR et Georges-Jean PINAULT avec la collaboration de Jean FEZAS (ISBN 2-85203-732-7) The exact title is: "Lucky Numbers in Ancient Indian Literature" (it is on pp.523-536) It mentions several opinions on why 108 is special (including some unpublished opinions of A. Parpola) I hope this information is useful Best wishes Jean-Luc CHEVILLARD (Paris) > > > Harry Spier > 371 Brickman Rd. > Hurleyville, New York > USA 12747 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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