Satapitaka

SR No.: 269361
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Total Pages: 31
Language: English
Classification: Article
File Size: 3 MB

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Chinese Tripitaka, will be treated in the same way. This will apply also to Manchurian, Korean and Japanese literature. From these hints the extent and comprehensiveness of the Satapitaka may be perceived. It will be a real thesaurus of the entire Sanskrit and allied literatures and cultures. It will present in handy and reliable editions all the available texts, which have been composed from the earliest times of Indian history. A large number of works, among them major, minor, auxiliary, technical commentaries, sub-commentaries, and indexes, are still hidden in libraries and in private homes. They will throw new light, which is sorely needed. We may now give a general view of what the edition of a text will contain and how it will be equipped. It is of course not possible to treat every text in an identical manner, 'as many texts and groups of texts require individual treatment. The editing of Indian and allied texts presents a multitude of problems, more numerous than the editing of Greek or Roman works. Therefore it will be necessary to deal with these matters in a series of monographs, each being devoted to a particular Pitaka. In these monographs the technique of editing will be worked out for establi. shing the text as well as for presenting the variants, for the extent and type of exegetical notes, for the details to be incorporated in introductions and appendixes. The essential part is the text itself. It will be edited after examination of all available manuscripts as well as of previous editions. In metrical works every verse will begin with a fresh line. In prose works there will be division into paragraphs accor. ding to the contents. Under the text there will be printed the commentary. Under both text and commentary there will be found two sorts of notes; which, however, will be given together and not separately: critical and exegetical. The former will contain variant readings, the latter will consist of short explanations of certain words or sentences, and also references to parallel passages of the same work or to other texts. For the sake of lucidity different parts i.e. the text, the commentary and the footnotes, will be printed in different types. When there are two or more commentaries on the same text, they will be printed in a uniform type. When on the other hand there is a sub