The Satapancasatka of Matrceta

by Matrceta, I-Tsing, D.R. Shackleton Bailey, et al.

The discovery in 1936 of a complete MS, of Mātrceta's 'Hymn of 150 Verses', previously known only from fragments in Tibetan and Chinese translations, was an important addition to Sanskrit literature. The Hymn is one of the earliest of Buddhist Sanskrit poems; it was once famous in the Buddhist world and for many centuries held unequalled popularity among Northern Buddhists. It is also the only known survivor of works attributed to Mātrceta,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052111814X
• ISBN13: 9780521118149
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"