[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c2.3 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c2.3 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c2.3 - **Language:** English ### [c2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c2.3) It must be understood from the first that this work is derived entirely from the publications of European scholars. I have not resorted to original Sanskrit authorities. My remaining span of life would at the best be quite insufficient for an investigation of their manifold and lengthy volumes. But I have gleaned from many European writers, and have sought to present a summary of the present condition of our knowledge of the religion and mythology of Ancient India. - [Previous: c2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c2.2) - [Next: c2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c2.4) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c2.3) · Pramāṇa