A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.108

v2.c19.s3.t2.108

8, 9. The miscellaneous character of the texts of the Khuddakanikāya is evidenced by the fact that the two above-mentioned texts, which are among the dullest productions of monk-poetry, are immediately followed by the Theragāthā and Therīgāthā,² the "Songs of the Elders," and "Songs of the Lady Elders,"³ religious poems which, in force and beauty, are fit to rank with the best productions of Indian lyric poetry, from the hymns of the Ṛgveda to the lyrical poems of Kālidāsa and Amaru.