Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t2.2
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t2.2
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v2.c43.s3.t2.2
Buddhabhaṭṭa made an interesting statement that ruby and sapphire cannot be scratched by any mineral other than diamond and corundum (*RP*, 137); similar statements have been repeated in *GP*, 1.70.27 and *MM*, 213:
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- Garuḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Ratnaparīkṣā of Ṭhakkura Pheru — Ṭhakkura Pheru, Apabhraṃśa