Articles on Buddhist Textual Criticism
A passage of the Abhidharmakosavyakhya
By Louis de La Vallée Poussin · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1926
In this brief note Louis de la Vallée Poussin examines a specific passage of the Abhidharmakosavyakhya, Vasubandhu’s commentary on his own Abhidharmakosa. The passage concerns the classification of mental factors in Buddhist psychology and the distinction…
The Sadhana-mala and its Tibetan Version
By Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1926
The *Sadhanamala* (Siddhanamala) and its Tibetan counterpart, the *sgrub thabs* in the *Tanjur* (Tantravrtts, Du, LXXI), are central to Buddhist sadhana practices. The Sanskrit text, originally edited by Dr. Benoytosh Bhattacharya in the Gackwad’s Oriental…
A passage of the Abhidharmakosavyakhya
By Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1926
The passage from the *Abhidharmakosavyakhya* (Bibliotheca Buddhica ed., p. 23, l. 22) discusses the term *loka* (world), analyzing its etymology and usage. The text critiques earlier interpretations, particularly those of Jayaswal, who linked the name…