[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.t4.3 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t4.3 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t4.3 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s6.t4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t4.3) ³ The object of the alleged council of Kaniṣka was not to establish a Canon, but to collect explanations (commentaries). According to J. \*Takakusu\* (JRAS 1905, 414 f.) this council dealt with the Hīnayāna, and not the Mahāyāna. - [Previous: v2.c19.s6.t4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t4.2) - [Next: v2.c19.s6.t4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t4.4) - [Up: v2.c19.s6.t4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t4.3) · Pramāṇa