Buddhism, in Its Connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism, and in Its Contrast with Christianity

Note 20 — LECTURE III. The Law (Dharma) and Sacred Scriptures of Buddhism.

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How else can we account for Pāṇini’s applying the term Bhāshā to colloquial Sanskṛit? Professor E. B. Cowell holds that Pāṇini’s standard is the Brāhmaṇa language as opposed to the Saṃhitā of the Veda and to Loka or ordinary usage.

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