writing with blood

[Guest guest]

Dear Colleagues,

 

you will certainly know the story of Candrasarman writing down the

Mahabhasya on the leaves of a tree by using his own blood as an ink.

Having now to refer to a specific text, I realize that I have no

definite idea of the source(s), perhaps I read it in some 'biography'

of Sankara or Patanjali (the Patanjalivijaya, °carita ?). Can you

help me?

 

Then, an additional question: Do you know of more examples in Indian

literature of writing with one's own blood (I am only aware of the

Kathasaritsagara story).

 

Grazie mille!

 

Raffaele Torella

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Prof. Raffaele Torella

Chair of Sanskrit

Dipartimento di Studi Orientali

Universita di Roma 'La Sapienza'

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