In the initial phase, there was an overt focus on Sanskrit texts as opposed to Pali, in which the bulk of the early Buddhist tradition was recorded. Sanskrit, as discussed earlier, became popular ...

Kevin Vose studies the transmission of Sanskrit Buddhist philosophical traditions from India to Tibet and the formation of Tibetan Buddhist scholastic traditions. He is the author of Resurrecting ...

Earlier, Gautama Buddha (circa 6th century) had disregarded Sanskrit (which he called “Chhandaso“) and advocated for the use of local languages. However, Buddhist monks later fully adopted ...