vaṃśa (13112)

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vaṃśa
Entry 13112, Page 466, Col. 1
(vaMSa, vaMSa)
vaṃśa¦, m., (1) (cf. Pali vaṃsa, tradition, as in Dpvs. 18.3 saddhamma-vaṃsa-kovidā, knowing the tradition of the true religion; cf. Miln. 190.24, 27, syn. paveṇi 31, traditional usage, orig. line of descent), tradition: (na… parinirvāsyāmi) yāvan mayā buddhadharmasaṃgha-vaṃśo loke na pratiṣṭhāpito bhaviṣyati LV 377.17 (prose); Tib. sgra, voice, sound, hence Foucaux (for BHS) renommée, but I cannot find evidence for this mg. in Skt. or MIndic; (2) (= Pali Vaṃsa = Skt. Vatsa, q.v., which is also used as Vaccha, personal name, in Pali) n. of a people: idaṃ Vaṃśarājakulaṃ ṛddhaṃ…LV 21.1 (no v.l.), also 3 (v.l. Vaṃsa); Tib. bad sa (= Vatsa). [Page466-1b+ 54]

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