A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t1.126
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t1.126
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¹ P. *Tuxen* in Festgabe Jacobi, p. 98 ff., who adds that “even in individual cases the ancient authors showed a very well defined sense of musical effect, when they constructed their rhythm.” This would also explain the extraordinary impression made by the recitation of the Pāli texts in the monasteries on hearers who follow the recital without being able to understand a single word of the contents. Tuxen testifies to this from his own experience.