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Editorial
The texts, presented here, are one way or the other restoration in Devanagari. The manuscripts utilised cover six different scripts Bhota, Bhuñjimola, Newari, Sinhali, Roman and Devanagari. The area explored is from Himalayan region to Srilanka. For Roman, the works published in Europe have been utilised. The survey covers central and states universities of India including Academies of Letters for Advanced Studies.
The research paper appearing in the beginning in Hindi, is by Prof. Jagannath Upadhyaya. He has drawn the attention of earnest researchers on some new areas of researches in Ahimsā. He has suggested experimental approach of research, which seems a novel idea in the fleld of humanities and some social sciences. The writer says with determination that the Theory of Ahińsä' is an experiment gradually evaluating. It is neither a religious postulate nor a philosophical speculation. Primarily the experiments on Ahińsā were centred on individuals, which resulted in the practice of Yoga. At the second stage Ahinsa was very succesfully tested on Society. The Socio-cultural awakening in the sixth century B. C. demonstrated the results of experiments. At the third stage the experiments were made at a more difficult juncture, where at every step possibilities of failure were upusual. The confidence and enthusiasm demonstrated by Gandhi, the Mahātmā, in the adventurous experiments in the present century, brought the theory to a large lab where a team as big as a Nation can perform the experiments. These experiments were direct confrontation of Ahimsa with Hinsä or violence. The results are evident. But this is not the end of experiments on Ahimsa. Continued experiments on every sphere of humanity and culture as a whole should be performed, Gandbi said repeatedly, Prof. Upadhyaya concludes. He does not throw the ball in the air, but refers to abundant source material, which can be successfully utilised for research. Is there such zealous academician to enter into such adventrous experimental research?
The paper appearing in the end and entitled Negative Particals in the anustubh feet of the Buddhavamsa-a study on their applications by Devaprasad Guha, is a structural study, perhaps the first of its kind. The entire Pali text Buddhavamsa has been explored for the study, and the statistical data have been drawn in 15 tables. The learned scholar does not leave the details furnished for nothingness, but thoroughly analyses them for conclusion. Such a study from the pen of an earnest and experienced scholar like Prof. Guha stands as an inspiration to others working in the field.
संकाय पत्रिका-१
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