Dear colleague, I believe that the tantu should be the warp of a woven textile and the āvṛtti the weft; the thread, guṇa "referred to in this case" atra being the latter.
but perhaps others will have a better understanding of it, Matthew Matthew T. Kapstein Professor emeritus Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University, Paris Associate The University of Chicago Divinity School Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences https://ephe.academia.edu/MatthewKapstein https://vajrabookshop.com/product/the-life-and-work-of-auleshi/ https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501716218/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-i/#bookTabs=1 https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501771255/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-ii/#bookTabs=1 https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/60949 Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) secure email. On Friday, September 12th, 2025 at 4:31 PM, François Patte via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> wrote: > Bonjour, > > Is there a technical meaning for the word "tantu"? I came accross this word > in this sentence: > > guṇas tv āvṛttitantuṣv ity abhidhānād guṇaśabdo 'trāvṛttau vartate > > Thank you. > > François Patte
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