[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.t2.104 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.104 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.104 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s3.t2.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.104) The fact that in the Petavatthu (IV, 3) a king Piṅgalaka appears, who, according to the commentary of Dhammapāla, is supposed to have ruled in Surat 200 years after Buddha, proves that even the commentators of a later time place these texts at a considerable interval from the life-time - [Previous: v2.c19.s3.t2.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.103) - [Next: v2.c19.s3.t2.105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.105) - [Up: v2.c19.s3.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2) ## Cites (1) - [Petavatthu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.petavatthu.4.3) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.104) · Pramāṇa