Dictionary of Pali Proper Names (2 Vols.) About the Author G. P. Malalasekera born 1899 in Sri Lanka worked under the celebrated Pali scholar Dr. (Mrs.) C.A.F. Rhys Davids on Pali Literature of Ceylon for his doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in...

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This is a critical and philosophical analysis and assessment of the teachings of Buddha as found in the early stratum of the Pali canon and those of Lord Krishna as embodied in the Bhagavadgita. It is the first time that...

The book is based primarily on the source material available in the Pali Canon, studied historically and philosophically in the light of the contemporary, earlier and later literary evidence related to the subject. The antiquity and authenticity of the material...

The present volume is intended as a supplement to Lanman's Sanskrit reader. It is hoped that its focus on the early Upanisads makes the transition easier from Lanman's classical and epic selections to the language of the Vedic tradition.