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Select Contents of Oriental Journals

Vol. 3 · No. 3September - 1927pp. 663–665English

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The *Select Contents of Oriental Journals* compiles scholarly articles from various journals, including the *Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal*, *Journal of the Department of Letters*, *Journal of Indian History*, and *Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society*, spanning 1926-1927. Key contributions include textual critiques, historical analyses, and philosophical discussions on Indian literature and culture. C. W. Gurner proposes emendations to Aivaghosa’s *Buddhacarita*, while Umesh Chandra Bhattacharya argues that early Upanishads emerged within Brahmanical literature, countering views of their independence from Kshatriya influences. Narendra Nath Law emphasizes the spiritual dimensions of Hindu civilization as integral to its interpretation. Carlo Formichi examines the Upanishads as landmarks in Indian thought, covering their period, the concept of *Atman*, and the doctrine of *Karma*. Suresh Chandra Dutt compares the dialectics of Sankara and Ramanuja with Western traditions. Sarat Chandra Mitra explores the Sun god’s cult in medieval East Bengal, and Kshetresa Chandra Chattopadhyaya investigates the Rgvedic river Sarasvati’s denotation in early Vedic texts. In *Journal of Indian History*, Krishna Swamy Aiyangar discusses the Gurjara Empire, while B. Bhattacharya identifies Vindhyaviasin with Varsaganya, dating him earlier than Isvarakrishna. R. Sathyanatha Iyer assesses the impact of the Battle of Talikota on Vijayanagar. D. B. Dikshitar examines Pasamara rulers’ chronology. The *Journal

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This collection of Oriental Journals offers critical insights into ancient Indian textual and cultural traditions, emphasizing scholarly debates on the Upanisads' origins, Hindu spiritual influences, and Buddhist developments. Key contributions include re-examining the Brahmanical roots of early Upanisadic literature, reinterpreting the Sarasvati River's historical significance in Vedic texts, and challenging homogeneous views of Buddhism's origins by highlighting diverse early contributions. The studies on Sanskrit phonetics, dialectical traditions, and textual emendations further enrich understanding of linguistic and philosophical nuances. Collectively, these works underscore the interconnectedness of spiritual, literary, and historical contexts in shaping Indian civilization, while advocating for nuanced interpretations that account for regional and temporal complexities.

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  • “The author points out 10 this article that the earlier Upanisads, which had no independent existence, originated, as parts of the Brahmapical literature, in the same way in which the FBrismants had developed, and opposes the view of those who suggest that the philosophy of the Upanisads sprang outside the circle of Brihmanical influences 1.6, among the Kiatriyas.”
  • “The purport of the article 15 that Hinaydna Buddhism 15 not a homogeneous whole borrowed or derived from a still more ancient system or planned by Gotama alone¢, but a heterogenous aggregate—a complex of teaching to which contributions were made by the distinguished early converts like Kondahifia, Vappa, Sariputta,”
  • “The author of this article arrives at the definite conclusion that the Karikas of the Kavpaprakasa as far as the figure of speech ટ kara, i.e., up to the first half of the 118th verse of the last chapter were composed by Mammata, and the rest of the Kirikds and the whole of the ૪.૪૮૪ were written by Alaka,”

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  1. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, vol. xxii, (1926), no. 1.
  2. Journal of the Department of Letters, ૪૦. 2૪.
  3. Journal of Indian History, April, 1927.
  4. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, April, 1927.
  5. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Socicty, July, 1927.

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Vol. 3 · No. 3
443–451The Upanisadic ScholarUmesh Chandra Bhattacharya451–456Observations on the Cognomen BahmaniJogindra Nath Chowdhuri457–469Oxinden EmbassySurendra Nath Sen469–472A New Type of Revanta from the Dinajpur DistrictNirad Bandhu Sanyal473–485Jaina References in the DhammapadaM. Govind Pal486–507The Development of Buddhist Art in South IndiaDeva Prasad Ghosh508–509Taranatha's History of Buddhism in India510–517The Authorship of NighantuChamupati518–529The Ancient Tamils and the NagasC. S. Srinivasachari530–540The Present Mode of Expressing NumbersBibhutibhusan Datta541–560Mauryan ArtAchyuta Kumar Mitra561–570Samsara or Buddhist Philosophy of Birth and DeathNarada571–591Dates of Early Historical Records of BengalDinesh Chandra Bhattacharya591–599Indian Literature AbroadPrabhat Kumar Mukherji599–603Cosmographical Theories of the Hindu AstronomersSukumar Ranjan Das603–606Kumarila and DinnigaH. R. Rangaswamy Iyengar607–611Apastamba and GautamaBatakrishna Ghosh611–624Max Muller's Introduction to the Rgveda-PratisakhyaBatakrishna Ghosh625–658More Light on Methods and Conclusions in Hindu PoliticsU. N. Ghoshal659–662PathakamK. Rama Pisharoti662Two New Publications About BuddhismSten Konow663–665Select Contents of Oriental JournalsCurrent article666–667Obituary NoticeC. S. Srinivasachari

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