TALK "Literature without Letters: The Indian Puzzle and The Role of Buddhism" a talk by Prof. Jens-Uwe Hartmann at Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 4th January 2016

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 04/01/2016 18:30 04/01/2016 20:00 Asia/Kolkata TALK "Literature without Letters: The Indian Puzzle and The Role of Buddhism" a talk by Prof. Jens-Uwe Hartmann Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/01/talk-literature-without-letters-indian.html Conference Room - 1, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

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Venue : Conference Room - 1, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : "Literature without Letters: The Indian Puzzle and The Role of Buddhism" a talk by Prof. Jens-Uwe Hartmann, Department of Indology & Tibetology, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich.

The rather special relation between oral and written transmission is a distinctive feature of ancient Indian civilization, and it appears that until the first century BCE script was used only for administrative purposes. According to our present knowledge, the Buddhists were among the first who employed writing for transmitting and preserving their literature. This is suggested by Indic manuscripts that were unearthed about twenty years ago in Pakistan and Afghanistan. These are by far the oldest ever found, and they preserve Buddhist texts.

Chair: Dr. Himanshu Prabha Ray

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