The Handbook surveys the whole of Pali Theravada Buddhist literature (Ceylon, South East Asia). It reviews previous research in the field, and then concentrates on new methodological approaches and…
This small book presents 23 highly readable selections from the Buddhist scriptures, in which we read the words of the Buddha and the early Buddhist disciples themselves. The texts are preceded by …
The selected articles and reviews reprinted in this volume all serve to advance Indological studies in its central research topics. They deal with the political and linguistic history of India, Bud…
The selected articles and reviews reprinted in this volume all serve to advance Indological studies in its central research topics. They deal with the political and linguistic history of India, Bud…
This book is in 2 volumes and has become a classic in Pali studies. It provides a vast amount of information about early Buddhism and about early Indian ancient history. It is a valuable reference …
This old classic by the doyen of Sri Lanka's Pali scholars surveys Sri Lanka's rich legacy of Pali literature. The book is also a gracefully written history of Sri Lankan Buddhism. 'Not likely ever…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the …
The present English translation is based on the original German work written by Professor Winternitz and has been revised in the light of further researches on the subject by different scholars in …
Nearly seventy-five years ago Maurice Winternitz, the famous Austrian scholar and wrote the first volume of his A History of Indian Literature in German. This was followed by the second and third v…