Select Contents of Oriental Journals

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This section is a bibliographical survey titled ‘Select Contents of Oriental Journals’. Rather than presenting an argument, it lists articles, notes and reviews published in various Oriental and historical journals. The contents are grouped by topic and author and provide page references for each item. Among the subjects highlighted are the position of slaves and serfs in Kharosthi documents from Chinese Turkestan, Buddhist philosophical texts such as the Saddharmapundarika Sutra and the Pratimoksa‑Sutra, studies of royal authority in Kautilya’s Arthasastra, research on the later Imperial Guptas and the Bhauma‑Karas of Orissa and philological notes on Pali and Sanskrit literatureia802804.us.archive.org/34/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.99784/2015.99784.The-Indian-Historical-Quarterlyvol29_text.pdf#:~:text=Sisir%20Kumar%20Mitra%2C%20M,72%20So%20S4%20S8%2094ia802804.us.archive.org/34/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.99784/2015.99784.The-Indian-Historical-Quarterlyvol29_text.pdf#:~:text=,Contents%20of%20Oriental%20Journals. The list also mentions essays on foreign elements in Jaina legend, numismatic devices on Bhita seals, iconographic studies of minor Jain deities, ancient popular festivals in north‑east India and discussions on the Astamurti concept of Sivaia802804.us.archive.org/34/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.99784/2015.99784.The-Indian-Historical-Quarterlyvol29_text.pdf#:~:text=basurn%20Lixpansion%20of%20the%20Knsaiia,on%20Royal%20Authority%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%A2%E2%80%A2%E2%80%A2%20%E2%80%A2%E2%80%A2%E2%80%A2. Miscellany entries include queries about the sources of the Deogarh relief of Nara‑Narayana, notes on inscriptions from the Patna district and short articles on the status of early Candella rulersia802804.us.archive.org/34/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.99784/2015.99784.The-Indian-Historical-Quarterlyvol29_text.pdf#:~:text=Miscellany%20%E2%80%9CKautilya%20on%20Royal%20Authority%E2%80%9D,of%20Oriental%20Journals%20%E2%80%A2. By compiling these titles in one place, the section serves as a guide for researchers who wish to keep abreast of developments across a range of disciplines, from epigraphy and numismatics to religious history and linguistics. It demonstrates the breadth of scholarship appearing in contemporary Oriental journals and provides readers with starting points for further exploration.