Articles on Indian Literature Abroad
Indian Literature Abroad
By Prabhat Kumar Mukherji · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1926
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 reached China and Southeast Asia through trade routes and the…
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…