| A History of Sanskrit Grammatical Literature in Tibet, Volume 2 Assimilation Into Indigenous Scholarship Contributor(s): Verhagen, Pieter Cornelis (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004118829 ISBN-13: 9789004118829 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $245.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: This first, systematic survey of the Tibetan non-canonical literature dealing with Sanskrit grammar, partly consists of translations of Indic works, such as revisions of canonical versions, and translations of works not contained in the canon, and partly of original Tibetan works. In the first chapter of the book a detailed description of these textual materials is presented sixty-one titles in total which were produced during all periods of Tibetan literary history, from the ninth to the twentieth centuries. The second chapter discusses one specific effect of the impetus of Indic traditional grammar within Tibetan scholastics, namely the influence of Indic models of linguistic description on Tibetan indigenous grammar. This particular assimilation of an Indic technical discipline into Tibetan scholarship is examined in detail, and it is shown that other segments of Indic Buddhism were sources of inspiration and derivation for the Tibetan grammarians as well. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Social Science |
| Dewey: 491.250 |
| Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 2 South Asia |
| Physical Information: 1.33" H x 6.78" W x 9.62" (2.09 lbs) 454 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This first, systematic survey of the Tibetan non-canonical literature dealing with Sanskrit grammar, partly consists of translations of Indic works, such as revisions of canonical versions, and translations of works not contained in the canon, and partly of original Tibetan works. In the first chapter of the book a detailed description of these textual materials is presented - sixty-one titles in total - which were produced during all periods of Tibetan literary history, from the ninth to the twentieth centuries. The second chapter discusses one specific effect of the impetus of Indic traditional grammar within Tibetan scholastics, namely the influence of Indic models of linguistic description on Tibetan indigenous grammar. This particular assimilation of an Indic technical discipline into Tibetan scholarship is examined in detail, and it is shown that other segments of Indic Buddhism were sources of inspiration and derivation for the Tibetan grammarians as well. |