[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.s6.2 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.2 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.2 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.2) ² According to Vinītadeva (8th century A.D.) the Sarvāstivādins used Sanskrit, the Mahāsaṅghikas Prākrit, the Sammitīyas Apabhraṁśa and the Sthaviravādins (i.e., Theravādins) Paiśāci. \*Cf.\* \*Ryukan Kimura\*, A Historical Study of the Terms Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna and the origin of Mahāyāna Buddhism, Calcutta, 1927, p. 7; R. \*Pischel\* in SBA 1904, p. 808. - [Previous: v2.c19.s6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.1) - [Next: v2.c19.s6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.3) - [Up: v2.c19.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.2) · Pramāṇa