Guest guest Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 I was told (by Dravida Prabhu?) that 'disciplic' is a Prabhupada neologism and that the standard word is 'discipular' -- which also does not appear in AHD or Websters. Any insights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 >I was told (by Dravida Prabhu?) that 'disciplic' is a Prabhupada neologism >and that the standard word is 'discipular' -- which also does not appear >in AHD or Websters. Any insights? >From the BBT style sheet: disciplic succession Our dictionaries acknowledge no such word as disciplic. The proper adjective is discipular. (The OED quotes “By S´ankara and by all his discipular successors.” 1862 F. Hall, Hindu Philos. Syst.) But disciplic is easily intelligible, and disciplic succession is a set phrase so long established in the BBT that we accept it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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