Lankaavataara-suutra

[Joseph Walser]

I don't have the article with me now, but Christian Lindtner wrote an
article in Asiatische Studien ('97? '98?) trying to prove that Nagarjuna
quotes from the Lankavatara. I was skeptical, but he makes an interesting
argument.

Joseph Walser
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Indology [mailto:INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK]On Behalf Of Martin
> Delhey
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 11:21 PM
> To: INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Lankaavataara-suutra
>
>
> Nobumi Iyanaga wrote:
>
> > 2]  Is the date of the Sanskrit version of the suutra known or are there
> > any conjrctures on it?
>
>
> You can refer to Lambert Schmithausen's article "A note on Vasubandhu and
> the Lankaavataarasuutra" in Asiatische Studien 46.1 (1992). He argues that
> the Suutra is later than Vasubandhu's Tri.m´sikaa.
>
>
> >  And in the Chapter on dhaara.nii, the version of
> > Bodhiruci has a mention of ".daaka and .daakinii" (T. XVI 671
> viii 565a6)
> > also (I don't know if it is there in the Sanskrit version)
>
>
> It is also in the Sanskrit Version (Nanjio's edition 262, 13 ).
>
>
> With kind regards,
> Martin Delhey
> University of Hamburg
>
>
>
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