A Dictionary of Pali Language
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TextPublication details: Delhi Oriental Book Center 2007Edition: 1st edDescription: 624ISBN: - 8183150713
- 491.37321 C4372 P 100519
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REFERENCE | Ubhayabharati Sanskrit | Reference | 491.37321 C4372 P 100519 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan | 100519 |
The exsting Pali Literature is one of great extent and importance - it is valuable alike to the philologist- the historian- the student of folklore and the student of comparative religion. A considerable portion of it is known to us as in outline- but only the merest fraction has yet been published textually. It may broadly be classed under three heads - first the Buddhist Scriptures- which are the oldest Buddhist writings extant - secondly the Commentaries of Buddhaghosha- which date only from the fifth century A.D. but are based upon recordsof great antiquity - and thirdly historical- grammatical and other works- varying in date from the second or third century to the present day.
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