Select Contents of Oriental Journals

Select Contents of Oriental Journals

Vol. 6 · No. 2June - 1930pp. 417–422English

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This section offers brief abstracts of notable articles appearing in contemporary Oriental journals. It notes, for example, a study of the sixteenth‑century poet Vasudeva published in the Balamanorama series; Jules Bloch’s Forlong Lectures on Indo‑Aryan philology, which survey literary languages, interactions between Indo‑Aryan and Dravidian, and current research needs; Biren Bonnerjea’s compilation on the social and commercial life of the Santals, drawing on various sources to document their origins, customs and sept divisions; and F. W. Richards’ synoptic outline of periods in Indian history. By summarising diverse scholarship across linguistics, ethnography and history, the section provides readers with a handy guide to current research trends and encourages further exploration of the cited works.

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The abstracts presented here serve as a gateway to recent scholarship in Oriental studies. By signalling important articles and their themes, the section helps researchers stay informed and fosters cross‑disciplinary engagement.

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“The writer shows that the Hinanyinists treated the Troths and the Causal Law as ultimate truths {paramairtha-satya} while the Mahiyanists treated them as conventional truths (Samvrti-satya).”
“The writer has reconstructed the text of a chapter of the Ywgapirina, which forms a part of the Gargasamiiiti, It commences with the battle of Kuruksetra and ends with the period of Sitavibanas.”
“the caste-system, he takes up the “line of thought leading to the suggestion of the castesystemn and reasons for the impermanence of earlier clviliza- tions and imperfection of various forms of government.””

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K. B. Pathak 4
Jarl Charpentier 10
Biren Bonnerjea
S. Charles Hill
Kunja Govinda Goswaml
Nalinaksha Dutt 10
Kalipada Mitra 4

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Vol. 6 · No. 2

205–228The Trustworthiness of the MahavamsaWilhelm Geiger 229–243Sir Eyre Coote and the Question of Military Command in the Carnatic War (1780-83)A. P. Das Gupta 244–260The Determination of the Relative Strength of a State and the Vyasanas 261–264The Dasarajna BattleKshetresachandra Chattopadhyaya 265–271The Administration of the Delhi Empire in the Pre-Mughal PeriodJogindra Nath Chowdhuri 271–283The Caste of Candragupta Maurya 284–289Ravana and His TribeG. Ramadas 290–309When Was the Gommata Image at Sravana-Belgola Set Up?A. Venkatasubbiah 309–314Hyder Ali's FleetSurendra Nath Sen 315–333Sraddha and Bhakti in Vedic LiteratureMrinal Das Gupta 334–344Taranatha's History of Buddhism in India 345–363The Guna-Doctrine in BharataPrakash Chandra Lahiri 364–372Antiquities of AssamSarbeswar Sarma Kataki 373–375Origin of the Lotus (So-Called Bell-) CapitalAnanda Kentish Coomaraswamy 376–377514 Digambara Jaina Stupas at MathuraKamta Prasad Jain 377A Note on Kicaka-VadhaSushil Kumar De 378–383A Further Note on the Svetambara and Digambara Sects of the JainsKamta Prasad Jain 384–389A Note on Haritah AyasahManindra Nath Banerji 390–396The Sandhabhase and SandhavacanaP. C. Bagchi 397–416ReviewsSatkari Mookherjree, Sushil Kumar De, Nalinaksha Dutt, Kalhana 417–422Select Contents of Oriental JournalsCurrent article

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