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Buddha lists in his sermon immoral activities engaged in by mendicants and Brahmans in return for food. One part of it corresponds to Adad section in Enūma Anu Enlil. Burning of the directions refers to reddening of the clouds on the horizon at sunrise and sunset.
Dīgha Nikāya, Brahmajāla Sutta 1.1: (9) There will be a burning of the directions. (10) There will be an earthquake. (11) The god will thunder.
Foretelling an abundant rainfall. Foretelling a deficient rainfall.
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Dīgha Nikāya, Brahmajāla Sutta 1.1
Bibliography
Pingree 1992, 379 | Pingree, David. Mesopotamian Omens in Sanskrit. In: Dominique Charpin, Francis Joannès (ed.). La circulation des biens, des personnes et des idées dans le Proche-Orient ancien. Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale 38. Paris: Editions Reserche sur les Civilisations 1992, 375-379. |
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Cf. Mesopotamian omens in India (1)
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Amar Annus
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