The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2674 page)

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Vy
khy
-prajñapti-a
ga
(Jain text):
see
A
GA
.
Vy
sa
(Skt., ‘collector’). Collectors and compilers of Hindu works, especially Veda-vy
sa, the compiler of the
Vedas
. Traditionally, this is said to be
a
vata, though clearly many were involved.

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