Anukul Chandra Banerjee

Pratityasamutpada

By Anukul Chandra Banerjee

Banerjee provides a clear exposition of the doctrine of dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda), a central concept in Buddhist philosophy. He explains that all phenomena arise interdependently;…

Subhasitaratnakarandakakatha

By Anukul Chandra Banerjee

The article examines the Subhasitaratnakarandakakatha, a later Buddhist Sanskrit work composed in Newari characters and preserved in the Nepal Durbar Library. It was intended for the popularisation…

The Pratimoksa-Sutra

By Anukul Chandra Banerjee

Continuing a translation of the Buddhist monastic code, this installment of the Pratimoksa‑Sutra covers the Pātidesanīya section, detailing offences that require confession. The verses prohibit monks…

The Pratimoksa-Sutra

By Anukul Chandra Banerjee

Dr. Anukul Chandra Banerjee’s article “The Prātimokṣa‑Sūtra” presents an annotated translation and analysis of selected passages from the Buddhist monastic code. The Prātimokṣa is a foundational…

The Pratimoksa-Sutra

By Anukul Chandra Banerjee

Abhidharma Texts in Tibetan

By Anukul Chandra Banerjee

Anukul Chandra Banerjee surveys Tibetan translations of Abhidharma treatises. He lists works preserved in the Bstan‑hgyur and related collections, including the Dharmaskandha, Prajñaptiśāstra,…

Bhiksukarmavakya

By Anukul Chandra Banerjee

This article presents an edition of the Bhiksukarmavakya, a Sanskrit treatise on the monastic ordination of Buddhist monks, based on a single manuscript discovered in Gilgit, Kashmir. The editors…

The Dutch in Bengal and Bihar review

By Anukul Chandra Banerjee

This review evaluates Dr. Kalikinkar Dutta’s monograph “The Dutch in Bengal and Bihar,” which examines a neglected chapter of eighteenth‑century Indian history. Whereas the expulsions of the French…

Review – KAMBUJA‑DESA, or An Ancient Hindu Colony in Cambodia

By Anukul Chandra Banerjee

This review summarises R. C. Majumdar’s book KAMBUJA‑DESA, based on his Sir William Meyer lectures delivered at the University of Madras. The reviewer notes that few Indian scholars have studied…

Reviews

By Nalinaksha Dutt, Mano Mohan Ghosh, Anukul Chandra Banerjee

Here’s a carefully verified and concise scholarly summary of “Reviews” (L.H.Q., December 1943) — ensuring every detail matches the PDF exactly and no inaccuracies or hallucinations are introduced.…

Reviews (Books)

By Dineshchandra Sircar, Anukul Chandra Banerjee, Chintaharan Chakravarti, Narendra Krishna Sinha, Dasharatha Sharma

The review section offers critical assessments of recent scholarly books. A. C. Banerjee’s ‘The Eastern Frontier of British India’ is praised for its exhaustive study of British policy on the…

Reviews

By Dineshchandra Sircar, Anukul Chandra Banerjee, A. B. M. Habibullah

The review section of this issue evaluates several recent publications. It begins with A C. Banerjee’s assessment of S. T. Srinivasa Iyengar’s posthumous ‘Advanced History of India (Hindu Period)’,…

The Sutrasamuccaya

By Anukul Chandra Banerjee

In this article, Anukulchandra Banerjee examines the Sutrasamuccaya, a Buddhist compendium preserved in Tibetan translation. Scholars have debated its authorship, some attributing it to Santideva,…

Buddhist Ecclesiastical Punishments

By Anukul Chandra Banerjee

Buddhist ecclesiastical punishments, as outlined in the Vinaya Piṭaka, are categorized into major and minor disciplinary measures. Major offenses include Tajjaniya-kamma (reprimand for quarrelsome…