[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.s3.t1.64 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t1.64 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t1.64 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s3.t1.64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.64) ³ \*K. E. Neumann\*, Reden Gotamo Buddhas III, Introduction, has based on this hypothesis that the Vinaya was originally included in the Suttapiṭaka and only took shape as an independent Vinayapiṭaka later. According to \*R. O. Franke\* (\*WZKM\* 29, 1915, p. 136) the Majjhimanikāya is "the very earliest work of the Vinaya literature," and he points out many passages (l. c., 139 ff.) in which the Majjh. speaks of the Vinaya. - [Previous: v2.c19.s3.t1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.63) - [Next: v2.c19.s3.t1.65](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.65) - [Up: v2.c19.s3.t1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.64) · Pramāṇa