Buddhist Transliteration Terms in Vetter's Lexicographical Study of An Shigao, with Gandhari Equivalents

This dataset consists of two files; the basic one is based on Tilmann Vetter's Lexicographical Study of An Shigao’s Translations, collecting all instances of words that are transliterations of Indic terms. The extended file adds the Gandhari equivalent - when they exist - of the Sanskrit / Pali terms, according to Baums & Glass. This dataset can be used to study the correspondence between Chinese characters and the Indic terms they represent.

Bibliography

Baums, Stefan, and Andrew Glass. n.d. ‘Gandhari.Org – Gāndhārī Language and Literature’. Accessed 31 January 2023. https://www.gandhari.org/.

Vetter, Tilmann. 2012. A Lexicographical Study of An Shigao’s and His Circle’s Chinese Translations of Buddhist Texts. Studia Philologica Buddhica. Monograph Series 28. Tokyo: International Institute for Buddhist Studies of the International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies.