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This is the first attempt at a description of the grammar and lexicon of Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit (BHS). Most North Indian Buddhist texts are composed in it. It is based primarily on an old Middle Indic vernacular not otherwise identifiable. But there seems reason to believe that it contains features which were borrowed (originally, or in the course of historical development or both) from other Middle Indic dialects. In other words, even its Middle Indic aspects ...
Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Reader is a collection of selection from the Mahavastu, Mahaparinirvana Sutra, Udanavarga and Lalitavistara, which have been edited according to the principles to be adopted for Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. The purpose behind this work is to facilitate the practical use of the author's Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Grammar and Dictionary (2 Vols.) by scholars and students as well as teachers interested in the language.
The most Visnuites, and to most Hindus, the Bhagavad Gita is what the new testament is to Christians. It is their chief devotional book, and has been for centuries the principal source of religious inspirations for many millions of Indians. In this two-volume edition (bound in one). Volume I contains on facing pages a transliteration of the original Sanskrit and the author's close translation. Volume II is Edgerton's interpretation in which he makes clear the ...
The theme of the work is the story of how a marvelous throne belonging to Vikrama was discovered by a much later king named Bhoja, to whom were related the thirty-two stories contained in the book, each story being told by one of the thirty-two divine statues which supported the throne. The stories all deal with the wonderful character and deeds of Vikrama - a model for kings to follow. The theme most constantly harped upon is his amazing generosity an ...