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The Essence of Scholasticism is a meditation manual, leading to arhatship. It is the central text of the westernmost part of the Gandharan cultural area, i.e. Bactria. Probably composed in the first century BCE, it was commented on and elaborated in several sastras, the best known being the Abhidharmakosabhasya of the fifth century. The Essence and the Astagrantha are the basic treatises of the non-vaibhasika sarvastivadins, i.e. of the sautrantikas, of the ...
It is well known that Buddhism brings an international dimension to Indian culture. N.H. Samtani, an Indian scholar of international fame, truly represents this international aspects. He has represented India all over the Buddhist scholarly world. His work will be consulted for a long time to come. The subjects of the contributions show a connection with the sphere of interest of N.H. Samtani, namely textual studies, but also socio-philosophical studies.
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The Fourteen known chapters of the Sanskrit Buddhacarita, famous biography of the Buddha, belong to world literature, not only to Buddhism. The style is kavya literature, ornate poetry. Conversion seems to be the main concern of its author (ca 100 A.D. ?), himself a concerted Brahmin from Central India. The text reads like a play. The doctrinal affiliation of the author may be said to be sautrantika sarvastivada, influenced by mahasamghika views. The Tibetan ...