Talk:Apsaras

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These pictures dont really illustrate the physical beauty part of the Apsara. They however point to the presense of Apsara in Indo-China and China.

An apsara from the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, China.
An apsara from the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, China.
An apsara relief from Angkor Wat, Cambodia
An apsara relief from Angkor Wat, Cambodia
I'm going to place those photos back into the article so that readers can see what Apsaras from other parts of the World and in different cultures look like. I don't think your reason is good enough to have them taken out. They are depictions of apsaras no matter what. --Hecktor 19:51, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Suggested merge

I've suggested a merge of Tennin into this article. Please see Talk:Tennin for details. All input is more than welcome, as my knowledge of Buddhism is not very deep. — BrianSmithson 14:41, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

  • The merge is disputed at Tennin

Please see the following:

[edit] Not Apsara???

Why should "Apsaras" be singular? The singular form in all other Indian languages (as far as I know) is "Apsara"!! Or at least it is "Apsara" in Indian English (in Amar Chitra Katha comics) and Malayalam (according to the Malayalam-English Nighandu). In Hindustani, it appears to be "apsaraa": in Ankur, Surya complements Lakshmi with the line "Lakshmi, tu aaj aps'raa lagee hai" (translated as "Lakshmi, you look like an angel today").--70.112.164.32 03:31, 1 August 2006 (UTC) Vijay

Though I don't know any of the Indian languages, I agree. In mythology books, I have always seen the name spelled as "apsara", not "apsaras". Could someone at least provide a linguistic/etymological reason why the spelling with the extra "s" is the correct one on this site? 24.14.198.8 22:47, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Chris G.