Select Contents of Oriental Journals

Summary

This section summarises articles from recent issues of various oriental journals. It mentions papers such as Candra Chatterji’s study on Pāṇini as a poet, which argues that verses ascribed to Pāṇini likely date from the 9th century and were composed by a rhetorician interested in figures of speech rather than grammar. Another paper by Ramesvara Sastri discusses Śaṅkara’s Vedanta, quoting passages that show he regarded the world as a manifestation of Brahman rather than sheer illusion. Summaries of other articles cover topics like the identification of texts, interpretations of philosophical doctrines, and discoveries in history and archaeology. By providing abstracts of these articles, the section helps scholars keep abreast of developments across oriental studies.