Images of the Feminine-Mythic, Philosophic and Human - In the Buddhist, Hindu, and IslamicTraditions: A Bibliography of Women in India by Katherine K. Young; Arvid SharmaReview by: Susan J. LewandowskiJournal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 96, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1976), p. 454Published by: American Oriental SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/599104 .

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the texts to each of the key concepts. One could perhaps think that we have a case of overkill in such a detailed introduction to a text like the Dhammapada. However, considering the state of Buddhist Studies in Latin Ameri- ca when this book first appeared, Prof. Dragonetti's efforts were not only understandable, but necessary. And her book no doubt becomes a milestone for Buddhist

scholarship in Spanish. LUIS O. G6MEZ

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Vajracchedika Prajniiparamitd. Edited and translated with introduction and glossary by EDWARD CONZE. Second Edition, with Corrections and Additions. Pp. 118. (Serie Orientale Roma, XIII) Rome: ISTITUTO ITALIANO PER IL MIEDIO ED ESTREMO ORIEN-

TE. 1974.

This is basically a reprint of Dr. Conze's first edition of this important suitra (Rome, 1957). Four pages of corrections and additions have been appended to this new edition. Most of the changes are in the order of stylistic or typographic corrections, but there are also a few references to more recent publications, thus updating the original work. Some important omissions from the Sanskrit text have been corrected. Thus, for instance, on p. 58 Subhfiti now asks: "nanu Bhagavan bodhisat- tvena punyaskandhah parigrahitavyo nodgrahitavyah?" where the previous edition skipped the important phrase "nodgrahitavyah.

" At this point also Dr. Conze introduc- es one of his new notes, in order to explain precisely the important concept of udgraha (in opposition to pari- graha). This term occurs also in connection with the parable of the balse, but it had not been taken up in the notes to the first edition. A note of philological interest has been added on the word samamgena (p. 44), (discussed before only in the Glossary, p. 113, s.v., sama-a.msena). Dr. Conze now adds that the Tibetan translation (na'i... phrag-pa-la) may reflect an earlier prakritism (amsa for amsa). These and other additions enhance the value of a text which still stands as a model of rigorous scholarship.

LUIS 0. G6MEZ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Images of the Feminine-Mythic, Philosophic and Human -In the Buddhist, Iindu, and Islamic Traditions: A Bibliography of Women in India. By KATHERINE K. YOUNG and ARVID SIIARMA. Pp. 36. Chico, Cali- fornia: NEW HORIZONS PRESS. 1974. $1.50.

This long needed bibliographic pamphlet does not limit itself to a particular time period and includes entries

the texts to each of the key concepts. One could perhaps think that we have a case of overkill in such a detailed introduction to a text like the Dhammapada. However, considering the state of Buddhist Studies in Latin Ameri- ca when this book first appeared, Prof. Dragonetti's efforts were not only understandable, but necessary. And her book no doubt becomes a milestone for Buddhist

scholarship in Spanish. LUIS O. G6MEZ

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Vajracchedika Prajniiparamitd. Edited and translated with introduction and glossary by EDWARD CONZE. Second Edition, with Corrections and Additions. Pp. 118. (Serie Orientale Roma, XIII) Rome: ISTITUTO ITALIANO PER IL MIEDIO ED ESTREMO ORIEN-

TE. 1974.

This is basically a reprint of Dr. Conze's first edition of this important suitra (Rome, 1957). Four pages of corrections and additions have been appended to this new edition. Most of the changes are in the order of stylistic or typographic corrections, but there are also a few references to more recent publications, thus updating the original work. Some important omissions from the Sanskrit text have been corrected. Thus, for instance, on p. 58 Subhfiti now asks: "nanu Bhagavan bodhisat- tvena punyaskandhah parigrahitavyo nodgrahitavyah?" where the previous edition skipped the important phrase "nodgrahitavyah.

" At this point also Dr. Conze introduc- es one of his new notes, in order to explain precisely the important concept of udgraha (in opposition to pari- graha). This term occurs also in connection with the parable of the balse, but it had not been taken up in the notes to the first edition. A note of philological interest has been added on the word samamgena (p. 44), (discussed before only in the Glossary, p. 113, s.v., sama-a.msena). Dr. Conze now adds that the Tibetan translation (na'i... phrag-pa-la) may reflect an earlier prakritism (amsa for amsa). These and other additions enhance the value of a text which still stands as a model of rigorous scholarship.

LUIS 0. G6MEZ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Images of the Feminine-Mythic, Philosophic and Human -In the Buddhist, Iindu, and Islamic Traditions: A Bibliography of Women in India. By KATHERINE K. YOUNG and ARVID SIIARMA. Pp. 36. Chico, Cali- fornia: NEW HORIZONS PRESS. 1974. $1.50.

This long needed bibliographic pamphlet does not limit itself to a particular time period and includes entries

the texts to each of the key concepts. One could perhaps think that we have a case of overkill in such a detailed introduction to a text like the Dhammapada. However, considering the state of Buddhist Studies in Latin Ameri- ca when this book first appeared, Prof. Dragonetti's efforts were not only understandable, but necessary. And her book no doubt becomes a milestone for Buddhist

scholarship in Spanish. LUIS O. G6MEZ

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Vajracchedika Prajniiparamitd. Edited and translated with introduction and glossary by EDWARD CONZE. Second Edition, with Corrections and Additions. Pp. 118. (Serie Orientale Roma, XIII) Rome: ISTITUTO ITALIANO PER IL MIEDIO ED ESTREMO ORIEN-

TE. 1974.

This is basically a reprint of Dr. Conze's first edition of this important suitra (Rome, 1957). Four pages of corrections and additions have been appended to this new edition. Most of the changes are in the order of stylistic or typographic corrections, but there are also a few references to more recent publications, thus updating the original work. Some important omissions from the Sanskrit text have been corrected. Thus, for instance, on p. 58 Subhfiti now asks: "nanu Bhagavan bodhisat- tvena punyaskandhah parigrahitavyo nodgrahitavyah?" where the previous edition skipped the important phrase "nodgrahitavyah.

" At this point also Dr. Conze introduc- es one of his new notes, in order to explain precisely the important concept of udgraha (in opposition to pari- graha). This term occurs also in connection with the parable of the balse, but it had not been taken up in the notes to the first edition. A note of philological interest has been added on the word samamgena (p. 44), (discussed before only in the Glossary, p. 113, s.v., sama-a.msena). Dr. Conze now adds that the Tibetan translation (na'i... phrag-pa-la) may reflect an earlier prakritism (amsa for amsa). These and other additions enhance the value of a text which still stands as a model of rigorous scholarship.

LUIS 0. G6MEZ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Images of the Feminine-Mythic, Philosophic and Human -In the Buddhist, Iindu, and Islamic Traditions: A Bibliography of Women in India. By KATHERINE K. YOUNG and ARVID SIIARMA. Pp. 36. Chico, Cali- fornia: NEW HORIZONS PRESS. 1974. $1.50.

This long needed bibliographic pamphlet does not limit itself to a particular time period and includes entries

the texts to each of the key concepts. One could perhaps think that we have a case of overkill in such a detailed introduction to a text like the Dhammapada. However, considering the state of Buddhist Studies in Latin Ameri- ca when this book first appeared, Prof. Dragonetti's efforts were not only understandable, but necessary. And her book no doubt becomes a milestone for Buddhist

scholarship in Spanish. LUIS O. G6MEZ

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Vajracchedika Prajniiparamitd. Edited and translated with introduction and glossary by EDWARD CONZE. Second Edition, with Corrections and Additions. Pp. 118. (Serie Orientale Roma, XIII) Rome: ISTITUTO ITALIANO PER IL MIEDIO ED ESTREMO ORIEN-

TE. 1974.

This is basically a reprint of Dr. Conze's first edition of this important suitra (Rome, 1957). Four pages of corrections and additions have been appended to this new edition. Most of the changes are in the order of stylistic or typographic corrections, but there are also a few references to more recent publications, thus updating the original work. Some important omissions from the Sanskrit text have been corrected. Thus, for instance, on p. 58 Subhfiti now asks: "nanu Bhagavan bodhisat- tvena punyaskandhah parigrahitavyo nodgrahitavyah?" where the previous edition skipped the important phrase "nodgrahitavyah.

" At this point also Dr. Conze introduc- es one of his new notes, in order to explain precisely the important concept of udgraha (in opposition to pari- graha). This term occurs also in connection with the parable of the balse, but it had not been taken up in the notes to the first edition. A note of philological interest has been added on the word samamgena (p. 44), (discussed before only in the Glossary, p. 113, s.v., sama-a.msena). Dr. Conze now adds that the Tibetan translation (na'i... phrag-pa-la) may reflect an earlier prakritism (amsa for amsa). These and other additions enhance the value of a text which still stands as a model of rigorous scholarship.

LUIS 0. G6MEZ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Images of the Feminine-Mythic, Philosophic and Human -In the Buddhist, Iindu, and Islamic Traditions: A Bibliography of Women in India. By KATHERINE K. YOUNG and ARVID SIIARMA. Pp. 36. Chico, Cali- fornia: NEW HORIZONS PRESS. 1974. $1.50.

This long needed bibliographic pamphlet does not limit itself to a particular time period and includes entries

on a wide variety of topics relating to the lives of Hindu and Muslim women in India. The main emphasis of the pamphlet is on the symbolism of women in Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic religious traditions as reflected in art, dance, philosophy and literature. However, there is also a social science dimension to the bibliography, and one finds numerous references to mother-goddess cults in contemporary India, the education of women, family and kinship structures, marriage and divorce laws, property rights in different parts of the Subcontinent and the changing status of Indian women. Also in evidence are entries on prostitution, slavery, purdah and polygamy, suttee and the dowry system. Some attempt has been made to include material on attitudes toward women in nineteenth century England, reflecting the interplay between the Subcontinent and its British rulers. This portion of the bibliography could benefit from expansion. Although most of the entries are in English and focus on secondary source material, there are a few Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Telegu citations. In the future, bibliographies of women in India should make an attempt to include indigenous language material, as this one has, and more writing by Indian women themselves. Those persons working on the issue of "women" in India will find this bibliography a very helpful source.

SUSAN J. LEWANDOWSKI AMHERST COLLEGE

Concordance du Tao-tsang: Titres des Ouvrages. By K. M. SCHIPPER. Pp. v + 6 + 219. Publications de l'lcole Francaise D'Extreme-Orient, Volume CII. Paris: I COLE FRANCAISE D'EXTREME-ORIENT. 1975.

In keeping with the superior scholarship of two former concordances, the Pao-p'ou-tseu Nei-p'ien and the Pao- p'ou-tseu Wai-p'ien (Paris, 1965, 1970) Professor Schip- per has produced another of the excellent aids to schol- arship prepared during his nine year period of research in Taiwan. Aided by a staff of trained students, a stupendous amount of work went into making the Concordance of the Taoist Canon, an opus which has long been needed as a supplement to the Harvard-Yenching Institute's Sinological Index Series, Combined Indices to the Authors and Titles of Books in Two Collections of Taoist Literature, No. 25 (Taipei reprint, Ch'eng-wen Publishing Company, 1966).

The Concordance du Tao-tsang: Titres des Ouvrages is perhaps the most convenient and exhaustive index available in the long series of scholarly aids produced in the last several decades. Whereas in the past it was necessary to seek laboriously through titles, listings of

on a wide variety of topics relating to the lives of Hindu and Muslim women in India. The main emphasis of the pamphlet is on the symbolism of women in Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic religious traditions as reflected in art, dance, philosophy and literature. However, there is also a social science dimension to the bibliography, and one finds numerous references to mother-goddess cults in contemporary India, the education of women, family and kinship structures, marriage and divorce laws, property rights in different parts of the Subcontinent and the changing status of Indian women. Also in evidence are entries on prostitution, slavery, purdah and polygamy, suttee and the dowry system. Some attempt has been made to include material on attitudes toward women in nineteenth century England, reflecting the interplay between the Subcontinent and its British rulers. This portion of the bibliography could benefit from expansion. Although most of the entries are in English and focus on secondary source material, there are a few Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Telegu citations. In the future, bibliographies of women in India should make an attempt to include indigenous language material, as this one has, and more writing by Indian women themselves. Those persons working on the issue of "women" in India will find this bibliography a very helpful source.

SUSAN J. LEWANDOWSKI AMHERST COLLEGE

Concordance du Tao-tsang: Titres des Ouvrages. By K. M. SCHIPPER. Pp. v + 6 + 219. Publications de l'lcole Francaise D'Extreme-Orient, Volume CII. Paris: I COLE FRANCAISE D'EXTREME-ORIENT. 1975.

In keeping with the superior scholarship of two former concordances, the Pao-p'ou-tseu Nei-p'ien and the Pao- p'ou-tseu Wai-p'ien (Paris, 1965, 1970) Professor Schip- per has produced another of the excellent aids to schol- arship prepared during his nine year period of research in Taiwan. Aided by a staff of trained students, a stupendous amount of work went into making the Concordance of the Taoist Canon, an opus which has long been needed as a supplement to the Harvard-Yenching Institute's Sinological Index Series, Combined Indices to the Authors and Titles of Books in Two Collections of Taoist Literature, No. 25 (Taipei reprint, Ch'eng-wen Publishing Company, 1966).

The Concordance du Tao-tsang: Titres des Ouvrages is perhaps the most convenient and exhaustive index available in the long series of scholarly aids produced in the last several decades. Whereas in the past it was necessary to seek laboriously through titles, listings of

on a wide variety of topics relating to the lives of Hindu and Muslim women in India. The main emphasis of the pamphlet is on the symbolism of women in Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic religious traditions as reflected in art, dance, philosophy and literature. However, there is also a social science dimension to the bibliography, and one finds numerous references to mother-goddess cults in contemporary India, the education of women, family and kinship structures, marriage and divorce laws, property rights in different parts of the Subcontinent and the changing status of Indian women. Also in evidence are entries on prostitution, slavery, purdah and polygamy, suttee and the dowry system. Some attempt has been made to include material on attitudes toward women in nineteenth century England, reflecting the interplay between the Subcontinent and its British rulers. This portion of the bibliography could benefit from expansion. Although most of the entries are in English and focus on secondary source material, there are a few Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Telegu citations. In the future, bibliographies of women in India should make an attempt to include indigenous language material, as this one has, and more writing by Indian women themselves. Those persons working on the issue of "women" in India will find this bibliography a very helpful source.

SUSAN J. LEWANDOWSKI AMHERST COLLEGE

Concordance du Tao-tsang: Titres des Ouvrages. By K. M. SCHIPPER. Pp. v + 6 + 219. Publications de l'lcole Francaise D'Extreme-Orient, Volume CII. Paris: I COLE FRANCAISE D'EXTREME-ORIENT. 1975.

In keeping with the superior scholarship of two former concordances, the Pao-p'ou-tseu Nei-p'ien and the Pao- p'ou-tseu Wai-p'ien (Paris, 1965, 1970) Professor Schip- per has produced another of the excellent aids to schol- arship prepared during his nine year period of research in Taiwan. Aided by a staff of trained students, a stupendous amount of work went into making the Concordance of the Taoist Canon, an opus which has long been needed as a supplement to the Harvard-Yenching Institute's Sinological Index Series, Combined Indices to the Authors and Titles of Books in Two Collections of Taoist Literature, No. 25 (Taipei reprint, Ch'eng-wen Publishing Company, 1966).

The Concordance du Tao-tsang: Titres des Ouvrages is perhaps the most convenient and exhaustive index available in the long series of scholarly aids produced in the last several decades. Whereas in the past it was necessary to seek laboriously through titles, listings of

on a wide variety of topics relating to the lives of Hindu and Muslim women in India. The main emphasis of the pamphlet is on the symbolism of women in Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic religious traditions as reflected in art, dance, philosophy and literature. However, there is also a social science dimension to the bibliography, and one finds numerous references to mother-goddess cults in contemporary India, the education of women, family and kinship structures, marriage and divorce laws, property rights in different parts of the Subcontinent and the changing status of Indian women. Also in evidence are entries on prostitution, slavery, purdah and polygamy, suttee and the dowry system. Some attempt has been made to include material on attitudes toward women in nineteenth century England, reflecting the interplay between the Subcontinent and its British rulers. This portion of the bibliography could benefit from expansion. Although most of the entries are in English and focus on secondary source material, there are a few Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Telegu citations. In the future, bibliographies of women in India should make an attempt to include indigenous language material, as this one has, and more writing by Indian women themselves. Those persons working on the issue of "women" in India will find this bibliography a very helpful source.

SUSAN J. LEWANDOWSKI AMHERST COLLEGE

Concordance du Tao-tsang: Titres des Ouvrages. By K. M. SCHIPPER. Pp. v + 6 + 219. Publications de l'lcole Francaise D'Extreme-Orient, Volume CII. Paris: I COLE FRANCAISE D'EXTREME-ORIENT. 1975.

In keeping with the superior scholarship of two former concordances, the Pao-p'ou-tseu Nei-p'ien and the Pao- p'ou-tseu Wai-p'ien (Paris, 1965, 1970) Professor Schip- per has produced another of the excellent aids to schol- arship prepared during his nine year period of research in Taiwan. Aided by a staff of trained students, a stupendous amount of work went into making the Concordance of the Taoist Canon, an opus which has long been needed as a supplement to the Harvard-Yenching Institute's Sinological Index Series, Combined Indices to the Authors and Titles of Books in Two Collections of Taoist Literature, No. 25 (Taipei reprint, Ch'eng-wen Publishing Company, 1966).

The Concordance du Tao-tsang: Titres des Ouvrages is perhaps the most convenient and exhaustive index available in the long series of scholarly aids produced in the last several decades. Whereas in the past it was necessary to seek laboriously through titles, listings of

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