A History of Indian Literature v2.c13: Front matter
A History of Indian Literature v2.c13
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Front matter
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तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
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SANTINIKETAN VISWABHARATI LIBRARY
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P.B 810.9 W 734 V.2 89127
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BY MAURICE WINTERNITZ, Ph.D. PROFESSOR OF INDOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY AT THE GERMAN UNIVERSITY OF PRAGUE (CZECHOSLOVAKIA)
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VOL. II
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BUDDHIST LITERATURE AND JAINA LITERATURE
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TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL GERMAN BY MRS. S. KETKAR AND MISS H. KOHN, B.A.
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AND REVISED BY THE AUTHOR
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***Only Authorised Translation into English***
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UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING
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PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA
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PRINTED BY BHUPENDRALAL BANERJEE AT THE CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY PRESS, SENATE HOUSE, CALCUTTA.
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C. U. Press—Reg. No. 319B—February, 1934—B.
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To
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RABINDRANATH TAGORE
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The Great Poet, Educator and Lover of Man
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This English Version of the “ History of Indian Literature ”
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is dedicated
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as a token of loving admiration and sincere gratitude
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by the Author THIS VOLUME HAS BEEN AWARDED THE PRIZE FROM THE HARDY-FOUNDATION AT THE BAVARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
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| | PAGES |
| Preface to the German Edition ... ... | ix-x |
| From the Preface to the German Edition ... | xi-xii |
| Preface to the English Translation ... | xiii-xiv |
| List of Abbreviations used in the Notes ... | xv-xix |
| Directions for Pronunciation of Indian Names and Words ... ... ... | xx |
| ## SECTION III. BUDDHIST LITERATURE ... | 1-423 |
| The Pāli Canon or the Tipiṭaka ... ... | 1-21 |
| The Vinayapiṭaka of the Pāli Canon ... | 21-33 |
| The Suttapiṭaka of the Pāli Canon ... | 34-165 |
| 1. The Speeches and Dialogues 34-76 | |
| 2. Narratives, Songs and Sayings 76-165 | |
| The Abhidhammapiṭaka. Buddhist Scholasticism ... ... ... | 165-173 |
| Non-Canonical Pāli Literature ... ... | 174-226 |
| Buddhist Literature in Pure and Mixed Sanskrit | 226-423 |
| Remnants of the Sanskrit Canon 231-239 | |
| The Mahāvastu ... ... 239-247 | |
| The Lalita Vistara ... 248-256 | |
| The Poet Aśvaghoṣa and his School ... ... 256-276 | |
| The Avadāna Literature ... 277-294 | |
| The Mahāyāna-Sūtras ... 294-341 | |
| The Masters and Poets of the Mahāyāna ... ... 341-375 | |
| Māhātmya, Stotras, Dhāraṇīs and Tantras ... ... 375-401 | |
| Buddhist Literature and Universal Literature ... 402-423 | |
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| Section IV. Jaina Literature | ... | **424-595** |
| Jinism and its Literature | ... | 424-595 |
| The Canons (Siddhānta) of the Jainas ... ... | 428-474 | |
| The Non-Canonical Jaina Literature ... ... | 475-595 | |
| Appendix I. The Year of Buddha's Death. Did a Gotama Buddha live? ... | ... | 597-601 |
| Appendix II. What is Pāli? ... | ... | 601-605 |
| Appendix III. Bhābrū-Bairat Edict of Aśoka ... | ... | 606-609 |
| Appendix IV. Time and Life of Buddhaghosa | | 609-611 |
| Appendix V. The Date of Kaniṣka's Reign ... | ... | 611-614 |
| Appendix VI. The Year of the Death of Mahāvīra ... ... | ... | 614-615 |
| Additions and Corrections | ... | **617-638** |
| Index ... | ... | **639-673** |