[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.t2.48 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.48 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.48 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s3.t2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.48) \[^1): The "wheel" is the wheel of recurring rebirths; the "stream" means sensual desires. These similes are so familiar to the Buddhists that they have become inherent in the vocabulary of the language. Cf. above, p. 74. - [Previous: v2.c19.s3.t2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.47) - [Next: v2.c19.s3.t2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.49) - [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.t2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.48) · Pramāṇa