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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 11 · No. 4

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

The Dhammapada and the Udanavarga

By Prabhat Kumar Mukherji

The article compares the Dhammapada, a collection of 423 verses in Pali, and the Udanavarga, a similar anthology preserved in Sanskrit and Tibetan. It traces the history of the Dhammapada’s Pali…

December - 1935Vol. 11 · No. 4pp. 741–760

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 3 · No. 3

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Indian Literature Abroad

By Prabhat Kumar Mukherji

Indian Literature Abroad details the transmission of Indian Buddhist texts to China from the 10th to 13th centuries. Danapala, a *shramana* of Udyana, arrived in China in 980 A.D. with Dharmadeva and…

September - 1927Vol. 3 · No. 3pp. 591–599

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 3 · No. 1

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Indian Literature Abroad

By Prabhat Kumar Mukherji

This piece surveys translations of Indian literary works into European languages and their reception abroad. It notes that Sanskrit classics like the Mahabharata and Shakuntala attracted early…

March - 1927Vol. 3 · No. 1pp. 143–151

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 2 · No. 4

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Indian Literature Abroad

By Prabhat Kumar Mukherji

This long essay discusses the spread of Indian literature, particularly Sanskrit texts, beyond the Indian subcontinent. The author begins by noting how Indian epics, dramas and philosophical works…

December - 1926Vol. 2 · No. 4pp. 771–796

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 2 · No. 3

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Indian Literature Abroad

By Prabhat Kumar Mukherji

During the Sui Dynasty (581 CE), Emperor Wen-di permitted Buddhist monks to practice their religion openly, reversing previous prohibitions. Buddhist texts, numbering around 1,950 works, surpassed…

September - 1926Vol. 2 · No. 3pp. 599–614

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 2 · No. 2

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Indian Literature Abroad

By Prabhat Kumar Mukherji

Indian Literature Abroad details the transmission of Indian Buddhist texts to China through key figures and translations. In 520 AD, Bodhidharma, the 28th Buddhist patriarch, arrived in Canton,…

June - 1926Vol. 2 · No. 2pp. 373–383

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 2 · No. 1

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Indian Literature Abroad (In China) II

By Prabhat Kumar Mukherji

Mukherji continues his survey of the transmission of Indian literature to China. The article catalogues Buddhist sutras, treatises on logic, medicine and mathematics that were translated by Chinese…

March - 1926Vol. 2 · No. 1pp. 159–176

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 1 · No. 4

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Indian Literature Abroad (In China) II

By Prabhat Kumar Mukherji

Prabhāt Kumar Mukherji continues his survey of how Indian literature was received in China. Focusing on translations of Buddhist and secular texts during the Tang and Song dynasties, the article…

December - 1925Vol. 1 · No. 4pp. 761–769

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 1 · No. 3

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Indian Literature Abroad

By Prabhat Kumar Mukherji

How did Indian literature reach China? The article retells the story preserved in Chinese annals that Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han dreamt of a golden man flying over his palace. In 62 CE he sent…

September - 1925Vol. 1 · No. 3pp. 539–544

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The Dhammapada and the Udanavarga

Indian Literature Abroad

Indian Literature Abroad

Indian Literature Abroad

Indian Literature Abroad

Indian Literature Abroad

Indian Literature Abroad (In China) II

Indian Literature Abroad (In China) II

Indian Literature Abroad

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