[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.s2.38 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s2.38 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s2.38 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s2.38) ² In this respect the Vinayapiṭaka is a valuable complement to the Brahmanical Gṛhyasūtras. See Vol. I, p 272 ff. Moreover, some of the sections, \*e.g.\*, the detailed enumerations of thefts, sexual offences (cf. P. E. \*Pavolini\*, GSAI, Vol. 17, p. 325 ff.) and crimes of all descriptions, are of interest, because they add to our store of knowledge of the laws and customs of ancient India. - [Previous: v2.c19.s2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s2.37) - [Next: v2.c19.s2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s2.39) - [Up: v2.c19.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s2.38) · Pramāṇa