Articles on Buddhist Text Transmission
Indian Literature Abroad
By Prabhat Kumar Mukherji · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927
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 European interest, while modern works by Tagore gained acclaim in…
Indian Literature Abroad
By Prabhat Kumar Mukherji · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1926
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 Confucian classics in quantity. These texts introduced…
Indian Literature Abroad
By Prabhat Kumar Mukherji · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1926
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, establishing the Contemplative school without leaving written…