[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.t2.16 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.16 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.16 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s3.t2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.16) ³ According to the different meanings of \*pada\* and of \*dhamma\*, the title has been translated variously by “Footsteps of Religion,” “Path of Religion,” “Path of Virtue,” “Sentences of Religion,” “Worte der Wahrheit,” etc. \*Cf.\* \*R. C. Childers\*, Dictionary, p. 117 f.; \*Max Müller\*, SBE, Vol. 10, part 1, p. xlv ff.; L. v. \*Schroeder\*, Transl., p. 131 ff.; R. O. Franke, ZDMG 46, 1892, 734 f.; WZKM 15, 1901, p. 396; PTS Dic., s. v. I have no doubt that "Dhammapada" is used in a collective sense, like "Udāna," "Itivuttaka," etc., and that it means "Collection of Words or Verses on Religion," "Dhamma Words," or "Religious sentences." - [Previous: v2.c19.s3.t2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.15) - [Next: v2.c19.s3.t2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.17) - [Up: v2.c19.s3.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.16) · Pramāṇa