[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927) › v2.c19.s1.79 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s1.79 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s1.79 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s1.79) The Pāli texts, moreover, surpass all other productions of Buddhist literature, not only as a source for our knowledge of Buddhism, but also—which here concerns us first and foremost—from a purely literary standpoint. This will be shown by the following survey of this literature.¹ - [Previous: v2.c19.s1.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s1.78) - [Next: v2.c19.s1.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s1.80) - [Up: v2.c19.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s1.79) · Pramāṇa