On 15 Dec 2005 11:33:23 -0800, "Andrew Dalby" >
wrote:

>I'd be glad of other opinions on this. On this page
>
>http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dalby/extra/SalammboFeast.html

> What isTamrapanni wood?

According to the following web page, "Tamrapanni" can refer either to
Sri Lanka or to the area around the Tamrapanni River in South India.
http://www.buddhanet.net/bodh_gaya/bodh_gaya02.htm
If that's true, then a clearer translation might be "wood from
Tamrapanni" There are many possibilities: teak, ebony, rosewood...

Just speculation, but it may be a starting place for you.



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