A. K. Warder
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Anthony Kennedy Warder is a scholar of Indology
, mostly in Buddhist studies and related fields, such as the Pāli
and Sanskrit
languages. He has written 15 books and numerous articles. He currently holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Sanskrit in the School of East Asian Studies in the University of Toronto
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Prof. A.K. Warder has spent several years in India exploring manuscript libraries in every state in connection with his work on Kavya
, a literary style created by Asvaghosa
in the 2nd century AD. He has also published on the subject of Indian Philosophy of all the religious schools in India.
Indology
Indology is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of the Indian subcontinent , and as such is a subset of Asian studies....
, mostly in Buddhist studies and related fields, such as the Pāli
Páli
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and Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
languages. He has written 15 books and numerous articles. He currently holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Sanskrit in the School of East Asian Studies in the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
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Prof. A.K. Warder has spent several years in India exploring manuscript libraries in every state in connection with his work on Kavya
Kavya
Kavya refers to the Sanskrit literary style used by Indian court poets flourishing from the first half of the seventh century AD. This literary style is characterised by abundant usage of figures of speech, metaphors, similes, and hyperbole to create its emotional effects...
, a literary style created by Asvaghosa
Asvaghosa
' was an Indian philosopher-poet, born in Saketa in northern India to a Brahmin family. He is believed to have been the first Sanskrit dramatist, and is considered the greatest Indian poet prior to Kālidāsa. He was the most famous in a group of Buddhist court writers, whose epics rivaled the...
in the 2nd century AD. He has also published on the subject of Indian Philosophy of all the religious schools in India.
Books
- Pali Metre, Pali Text SocietyPali Text SocietyThe Pali Text Society was founded in 1881 by T.W. Rhys Davids "to foster and promote the study of Pali texts".Pali is the language in which the texts of the Theravada school of Buddhism is preserved...
http://www.palitext.com - Introduction to Pali, Pali Text Society
- Indian Buddhism, 1970, 2nd edn 1980, 3rd edn 2000; Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi
- Indian Kavya Literature, South Asia Books, 1989
- A Course in Indian Philosophy, Motilal Banarsidass, 1998
- Outline of Indian Philosophy, Orient Book Distributors, 1986