Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit: How Did It Originate?
Since Edgerton 1953, Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit (BHS) has been considered a sanskritization of Prakrit, based on strong linguistic evidence: lexical items are Sanskritic, endings Prakritic. Sanskritization has been argued as motivated by a need to compete with Sanskrit-using brahmins. The issue of...
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Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Bhasha |
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| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.30687/bhasha/2785-5953/2024/02/001 |
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