[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.t2.21 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t2.21 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t2.21 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s6.t2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t2.21) ³ See Vol. I, p. 562, and L. \*Scherman\*, Materialien zur Geschichte der indischen Visionslitteratur, p. 36. The visit of Maudgalyāyana (Pāli Moggallāna) to the eight hells, as well as his wanderings through the animal world, the world of the Pretas, the Asuras and the various classes of gods, may also be based on Pāli tradition, in which likewise Moggallāna is a saint who wanders through heaven and hell and all the worlds. - [Previous: v2.c19.s6.t2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t2.20) - [Next: v2.c19.s6.t2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t2.22) - [Up: v2.c19.s6.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t2.21) · Pramāṇa