Re: Textual criticism of Pali writings

Dear Bryan,

Thank you for your kind reply. I would like to add the following to
other helpful suggestions:

As far as I know the Thai journal is not available online, you may
nevertheless check with Dr Alexander Wynne. If necessary I can provide
a scan.

The first SOAS lecture (and passim) in Norman.s A Philological
Approach to Buddhism, 2nd ed. 2006, and K Crosby.s review in BSR.
Gleanings from his Collected Papers would be of help, as his largest
bibliography published recently in the JPTS.

O von Hinueber.s articles, as well  as some CPD reviews, repr. in his
Kleine Schriften (2009).

J W de Jong.s dozens of critical reviews in IIJ on pali/sk texts, not
republished, sometimes with crucial, unsurpassed insights.

L Alsdorf.s article on Vess in the 1st volume of WZKS, repr. 1974/2001
in his KS, and O von Hinueber.s monograph on Entstehung u. Aufbau d.
Jataka-Sammlung, with several important reviews.

Colette Caillat.s forthcoming Opera minora, ed. Nalini Balbir, PTS.

Silk.s inaugural lecture for his chair in Leiden, once available on its website.

As I was able to see the archive of Burnouf in BNF, Paris, and prepare
an article on his unfinished projects, I would like to postpone a bit
a more comprehensive reference. See however Akira Yuyama.s 2000
monograph on the beginnings of philological study of Buddhism.

Sorry for being hectic, having now only mobile access due to Easter
holyday in this part of Europe.

Yours,
Eugen



Pe duminică, 24 aprilie 2011, Bryan Levman <bryan.levman@...> a scris:
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>       Dear Steven,
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> Thanks for this suggestion; I am not familiar with the article and I will get it,
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> Best, Bryan
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> --- On Sat, 4/23/11, Steven Collins <scollins951@...> wrote:
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> From: Steven Collins <scollins951@...>
> Subject: Re: [palistudy] Textual criticism of Pali writings
> To: palistudy@yahoogroups.com
> Received: Saturday, April 23, 2011, 7:46 PM
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> There is also Margaret Cone's article 'caveat lector' in JPTS XXIX 2007.
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> Steve Collins
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> --- On Sat, 4/23/11, Bryan Levman <bryan.levman@...> wrote:
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>> From: Bryan Levman <bryan.levman@...>
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>> Subject: Re: [palistudy] Textual criticism of Pali writings
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>> To: palistudy@yahoogroups.com
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>> Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011, 1:42 PM
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>> Dear Eugen,
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>> Thanks very much for your response and helpful suggestions.
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>> Of course I am very familiar with Norman and von Hinueber's
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>> From: Eugen Ciurtin <eu.s.ciurtin@...>
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>> Subject: Re: [palistudy] Textual criticism of Pali
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>> To: palistudy@yahoogroups.com
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>> Received: Saturday, April 23, 2011, 12:49 PM
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