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The Tamil Peru \(\dot n\) katai andits relationship to theB \(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{r}\) hatkathĀ

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Bibiliography

Sanskrit and Prakrit

  • Budhasvāmin, B \(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{r}\) hatkthālokasngraha, ed. Lacôte, F., (Paris, 1908).

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  • Sa\( \underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{n}\)ghadāsagani, Vasudevahi \(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{n} \underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{d}\) i, ed. by Municaturvijaya and Muni Pu\( \underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{n}\)yavijaya, (Shri Jain Atmanand Sabha, Bhavanagar, 1930–31).

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Tamil

  • Cilappatikāram, Ila\( \underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{n}\)kōva\(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{t}\)ikal, ed. Sāminātha lyer, 7thedition (Madras, 1960).

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Books and articles in European languages (i) Books

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Books and articles in European languages (ii) Articles

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  • Viyalakshmy. R.: 1977, ‘A Study of the missing portion at the beginning of the Peru\(dot n\)katai with special refernce to its relationship to the B\(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{r}\)hatkathā’, South Indian Studies, ed. R. Nagaswamy, (Society for Archeological, Historical and Epigraphical Research, Madras).

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Unpublished manuscript

  • Śikhāma{ndot}i Śāstry, Uditodayacaritam, Ms. No. P. 4882 of the Oriental Research Institute, Mysore.

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The author would like to place on record her sense of gratitude to the Alexander-von-Humboldt Stiftung, West Germany, for offering her a fellowship and the members of the Seminar für Kultur und Geschichte Indiens, Universität Hamburg, for providing hospitality during the period in which this work was undertaken. In particular, the inspiring discussions with the late Prof. Dr. L. Aisdorf were of invaluable help. Thanks are also due to Dr. S. V. Subramanian, Director, International Institute of Tamil Studies, Madras, India, for his interest and encouragement.

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Vijayalakshmy, R. The Tamil Peru \(\dot n\) katai andits relationship to theB \(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{r}\) hatkathĀ . Indo-Iran J 24, 27–36 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00207413

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