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Prakrit in Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit by Sahitya Nirmanakaranaya Sahitya Nirmanakaranaya is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document discusses the Prakrit language that underlies Buddhistic Hybrid Sanskrit texts. It argues that Buddhistic Sanskrit texts were adapted from canonical texts originally composed in a Prakrit language, with some traces of the underlying Prakrit remaining. Over time, Buddhistic Sanskrit texts approximated more closely the forms of standard Sanskrit, though a distinct Buddhist vocabulary persisted as evidence of a separate linguistic tradition. The document examines examples of Prakrit influence on

Author
Sahitya Nirmanakaranaya Sahitya Nirmanakaranaya
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