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on the background of the old canonical commented sūtras of Dasa-Vaya. Iya V.1 and 2 and Zyaranga II. I. in clear coherence and on the basis of the comparative study of the formative and significant agreements offered by Pinda-nijutti with a flying survey of its superstructura and contents prescriptions on (1) gavesana uggama, uppayana, (2) gahanaesanu and (3) paribhoga-ghasa . samyama, pamāna, Imgala, dhūma and karana,
She has discussed Oha-niljuttt in relation to Pinda-nisjutti by showing the distinct representation of both the works with a critical analysls in the course of their mode of development in a systematic way. Besides, sho has touched upon the synopsis of a practical Pind'esanti prescriptions answering their sequence in the Oha-nijjutil.
Dr. Mette has utilized all the available editions and manuscripts of Oha-nijjuttl, etc. for the restoration of the text of her theme Pind'esana with great interest and critically dealt with its orthography, speciality, text variants and the survey over the succession of its strophes corresponding to the traditional distribution on the Nijlutti and (Mala) Bhaga at great leo gtb.
Thus she has successfully torn open tho stiff dock of the Jalna dogmas la rogard to Pind'esana as far as possible to obtain a relative chro. nology of the text of Oha-nijjutti by peeling what is historically true from a mass of confused tradition.