Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 500 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 500 g
ISBN: 978-3-447-11385-4
Verlag: Harrassowitz Verlag
Dragomir Dimitrov presents now information about the unexpected discovery of several Indian manuscripts written in Saindhavi script and offers a new analysis of the Old Bengali codex unicus of the so-called Patna Dharmapada, which should rather be known now as the Saindhavi Dharmapada. This study proves that in fact a number of original canonical texts of the Sammitiyas and some of their post-canonical works have survived. The texts are written in a Middle Indian language which it is suggested here to call “Saindhavi”. The better understanding of the close link between the Sammitiyas/Saindhavas, the Saindhavi language, and the Saindhavi script permits to fill some glaring gaps in Buddhist studies and Indian linguistics.