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Asha [edit]

Why does Asha redirect here? — goethean 14:58, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

cognate to avestan aša? [edit]

I really would appreciate someone sourcing this before they put it up. Not saying its not true, but its also quite unreasonable to make that statement without some reliable reference. --Gñāna (talk) 21:34, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Potential resources [edit]

If anyone can get access to any of the following works, the article may benefit from including any pertinent information they may contain. I'd be very interested to view their bibliographies.

  • Ramakrishna, G. & Rao, R. S. (1965). "Origin and Growth of the Concept of rta in Vedic Literature". Doctoral Dissertation. online
  • Heckaman, Curtis R. (1979). "Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of Rta in the Rig Veda" in: ETD Collection for McMaster University, Paper AAIMK50829.
  • Premnath, D. N. (1994). "The Concepts of Rta and Maat: A Study in Comparison" in: Biblical Interpretation: A Journal of Contemporary Approaches, Volume 2, Number 3, pp. 325-339.
  • DeVries, L. (1979). "Vedic rta- and Avestan aša", Doctoral Dissertation, University of Minnesota.
  • Chakrabarti, Samiran C. (2006). "Rta, Satya, Tattva, Tathya" in: Sen, Pranab K. (Ed.) Philosophical Concepts Relevant to Sciences in Indian Tradition (Series: History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization, Vol. 3, Part 4.) Delhi: Centre for Studies in Civilizations. ISBN: 8-187-58627-3.
  • Davis, D. A. (1998). "The Presence of Rta" in: Sharma, B. D. & Ghose, N. (Eds.) Revisiting Indus-Sarasvati Age and Ancient India.
  • Khanna, Madhu (2004). Rta: The Cosmic Order. New Delhi. ISBN: 8-124-60252-2.

--Aryaman (talk) 08:20, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

I got the second one (Heckaman 1979); I can email it to you if you'd like. Shreevatsa (talk) 16:58, 15 July 2010 (UTC)