Studies in Classical India: a collection of the articles of Raghu Vira

Book Details

• Publisher: ADITYA PRAKASHAN Indological Publishers & Booksellers

• Language: English

• Edition: New Delhi

• ISBN: 9788177420722

• Year: 2007

• Cover: Hardbound

• Subject(s): Buddhism, History, Literature

About the Book
This volume is a comprehensive collection of the notes and writings of Prof. RaghuVira, covering a wide range of ancient and modern topics related to culture, society, grammar, and cross-cultural interactions. It includes his lecture notes on Vedic and Avestic convergences, and explores India’s historical cultural contacts with regions such as Iraq, Laos, China, and Indonesia.

The book features comparisons of Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese translations of the Suvarna-bhasottama-sutra, analyses of the Pali Jatakas, and insights into the early works of Kalidasa. It also contains Prof. RaghuVira’s studies on the Rgveda, phonetics, lexicography, and the Sanskrit automatons in King Bhoja’s Samarangana-sutradhara. The two versions of the Rama saga in the Chinese Tripitaka, with transcription and translation, are included as well.

This volume is part of a planned six-volume series, offering scholars and students a unique insight into the art, literature, history, and thought of Asia, reflecting Prof. RaghuVira’s interdisciplinary and cross-cultural scholarship.