I-ching on the Sanskrit grammarians

Abstract

Since 1896, when I-ching's famous book on Buddhism in India and South East Asia was made available in an English translation by J. Takakusu, Western Sanskritists have looked with special interest at chapter xxxiv, on the Sanskrit grammarians. The general reaction has been one of disappointment; and for many years most Indologists would have agreed with many of A. Barth's criticisms: ‘Il demeure done bien acquis que, parmi des renseignements du plus grand prix, comme les dates de laKāçikā Vṛittiet du grammairien Bhartṛihari, I-tsing nous a servi quelques bourdes énormes; par exemple, quand il fait duMahābhāshyaun commentaire sur laKāçikā Vṛitti; quand il distingue entre leVākyapadīyade Bhartṛihari et son commentaire sur leMahābhāshya’; and more besides. Ironically, it is now known that the date given for Bhartṛhari is wrong, and that the latter did write both theVākyapadīyaand a commentary on theMahābhāṣya. Nevertheless, other errors continue to be quoted.

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