Review Article: Buddhist Sūtras in Sanskrit from the Potala

The recent publication of twenty shorter Buddhist sūtras in Sanskrit edited from a manuscript kept in the Potala Palace, with corresponding editions of Tibetan and Chinese translations, when available, is a noteworthy contribution to our inventory of Indian scriptural materials. The present contribu...

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Main Author: Silk, Jonathan A. 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2013
In: Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2013, Volume: 56, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-87
Further subjects:B Buddhist sūtras Sanskrit language critical editions Indian Buddhism
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Summary:The recent publication of twenty shorter Buddhist sūtras in Sanskrit edited from a manuscript kept in the Potala Palace, with corresponding editions of Tibetan and Chinese translations, when available, is a noteworthy contribution to our inventory of Indian scriptural materials. The present contribution offers several suggestions for improvement to the edited texts in anticipation of their further future study.
ISSN:1572-8536
Contains:In: Indo-Iranian journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/001972412-620376