Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s22.t6.3
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s22.t6.3
- Language
- English
c23.s22.t6.3
*kaśyapa* is the name of a mythical *ṛishi* and *kāśyapa* is the patronym derived from it. Personal names based on them form the most frequent group in this category. The names are spelt variously in the inscriptions.¹ It is significant, given the Jaina context of the inscriptions, that Mahāvīra is said to have belonged to the Kāśyapa *gōtra*.