Indian Society for Buddhist Studies

Author(s): Prachya Vidyapeeth
Publisher: Prachya Vidyapeeth

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phrases from the Tipițatka at first and then various equivalents, comments and explanations upon them, and also they occasionally have certain related stories and examples, etc. It can be said that Atthakathas would be a combination of the Tipițaka as the commented text and the Atthakathā itself as its commentary. Since the Atthakathā texts are a Buddhist literature, the most essential study regarding these texts would be the elucidation on Buddhist doctrine and thought or religious realities of Buddhism described in them.
The proposed paper would discuss the following aspects of literature:
(a) Indian tradition of Atthakathā literature (b) The Origin of Pali Atthakathā literature (c) The Sources of Atthakathā literature in Pali (d) Early Commentators and their Commentaries.
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Contribution of Anagarika Dharmapala in the
Revival of Buddhism in India
Sharmistha Chakraborty, Kolkata
The religion incepted by Lord Buddha in India in the 6th century B.C.E. was unabated till the 4th Buddhist Council held under the patronage of the Kushana King Kaniska in the first century C.E. There the Hinayāna and Mahāyāna sects were created ceremonially and gradually spread in different countries outside India through various retreats. The ascendency of Buddhism continued till the eighth century C.E.. From the later part of the eighth century, as history reveals, Buddhism became weak in India on account of both internal and external reasons. Buddhism existed in the Eastern India between 750 C.E. and 1175 C.E. during the reign of Pala dynasty. Then it was on the wane since the departure of the Pala kings in 1175 C.E. The subsequent rulers, the Senas were known to be haters of