The Caryāpada, an Ancient Bengali Literary Text: The History of Its Scholarly Research and Perspectives
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The article presents a brief overview of the history of scholarly research into the ancient Bengali literary text Caryāpada from its discovery in the early 20th century to the present day. While examining the subject, the author tries to characterize the main approaches to analyses of the manuscript implemented by the researchers. An attempt has been made to fill the existing gaps in its research, and to outline the possible prospects and directions for further study that could be of interest to the students of Bengali literature, who have only recently begun a comprehensive study of the text.
Source: Письменные памятники Востока
DOI: 10.55512/wmo635880
Author: Eva P. Lekareva
Institutions: St Petersburg University, Institute of Oriental Manuscripts
Language: English
Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413038694