Dharmapada and Abhidhanvasasamhita

Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya

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Dharmapada and Abhidhanvasasamhita

By Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya

Vol. 6 · No. 1March - 1930pp. 168English

Pala Dynasty Chronology

Summary

This brief note addresses a confusion regarding the relationship between the Dharmapada, a Buddhist canonical text, and the Abhidhānavaśasaṃhitā, a lexicographical compendium. The author points out that some scholars have erroneously cited verses from one work as belonging to the other. He clarifies the provenance of certain quotations and highlights differences in style and doctrinal content that make conflation unlikely. The note stresses the importance of proper textual attribution when using scriptural citations in historical or philosophical arguments.

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By disentangling two distinct works that have sometimes been conflated, the note preserves the integrity of textual scholarship. It serves as a reminder that accurate citations are essential for meaningful interpretation of religious literature.

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Vol. 6 · No. 1

1–30Old Buddhist Shrines at Bodh-GayaB. M. Barua 31–38The Machinery of Administration in the KautiliyaNarendra Nath Law 39–45The Two Nirvanadhatus According to the VibhasaLouis de La Vallée Poussin 45–60A newly discovered Copperplate from TipperaDinesh Chandra Bhattacharya 60–71Grant of Bhaskara Varman of Kamarupa and the Nagara BrahmanasJogendra Chandra Ghosh 72–80Problems of the NatyasastraMano Mohan Ghosh 81–86Birbhum and Western Bengal in the Eighteenth CenturyGottlieb L. Schanzlin 87–96Literary Patronage Under the Zamorins of CalicutA. Govinda Warrier 97–107On Some Tantrik Texts Studied in Ancient KambujaP. C. Bagchi 108–113Sankara on the Relation between the Vedas and ReasonSatindra Kumar Mukherjee 114–126Antiquity of TantricismChintaharan Chakravarti 127–144A short sketch of the Second Dynasty of the Zamorins of Malabar (1742-1774)K. V. Krishna Ayyar 145–149Pre-Dravidian or Proto-DravidianJean Przyluski 149–152A Note on the chronological Relation of Kanishka and Rudradaman IHem Chandra Raychaudhuri 153–168Pala Chronology — A Reply to Prof. BanerjiDinesh Chandra Bhattacharya 168Dharmapada and AbhidhanvasasamhitaVidhushekhara BhattacharyaCurrent article 169The Date of ShankaracharyaVidhushekhara Bhattacharya 169–171Is it Caryacaryaviniscaya or Ascaryacaryacaya?Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya 171Shankara's Reference to a Buddhist PassageVidhushekhara Bhattacharya 172–175The Twin-gods Asvins of the Rg-VedaEkendra Nath Ghosh 175–178BharatavakyaVibhutinatha Jha 178–180Some new Facts about MatsyendranathaChintaharan Chakravarti 181–183A Note on The Paura-JānapadaV. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar 183–184Reply to Mr. Dikshitar's NoteNarendra Nath Law 184–185Historical Research: Princes' Duty to promote Scholarship 185–187A Few Notes on Pusyamitra and the Sunga EmpirePuran Chand Samsookha 188–195ReviewsH. D. Bhattacharya 196–200Select Contents of Oriental Journals 201–203Obituary Notice: Henry BeveridgeSurendra Nath Sen

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