Subhūticandra's Kavikāmadhenu on Amarakośa 1.4.8cd-2.2.5ab. Together with Si Tu Paṇ Chen's Tibetan Translation

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Authors: Subhūticandra, Lata Mahesh Deokar
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Abstract

The Kavikamadhenu is the longest and perhaps the most important commentary on the Amarakosa. It was composed by the Buddhist monk-scholar Subhuticandra in the 12th century and includes quotations from about 250 Sanskrit texts. The work is almost entirely preserved in a Tibetan translation by Si tu Pan chen dating from the 18th century, while so far only nineteen percent of the original Sanskrit text are available in the few manuscripts accessible.The present publication contains the first critical edition of the Sanskrit text on Amarakosa 1.4.8cd to 2.2.5ab on the basis of a fragmentary Indian manuscript and the Tibetan translation.

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Indian and Buddhist Studies Chinese history and philosophy

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Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book