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Animals in the inscriptions of Piyadasi |
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Chakravarti, M. |
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1906 |
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Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal |
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1 (17) |
| Pages: |
361-374 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Names in vernacular
Indian Rhino
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Ancient India
By the older Dharma-Sutrakars, the flesh of the rhino was permitted to be eaten, though one of the five-toed animals.
Its flesh, if offered in the Sraddha, was deemed to gives special pleasures to the Fathers.
Gradually, however, the feelings changed. In the time of Vasistha and... |
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Asian Rhino Species
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| The rhinoceros was placed in the class Anupa (Car.Sutra xxvii. 37; subclass kulacarah, Sus. Ch. xlvi.). Its flesh is said to be a destroyer of cough, astringent, remover of winds, good for liver, pure, life prolonger, restrainer of urine and keeper (of health?) (Susi, ch. xlvi). Its flesh is pr... |
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Animals in the inscriptions of Piyadasi
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