PB August 2014504 Prabuddha Bharata56 Th e narrative is anecdotal and employs numerous similes and metaphors. Th e language is direct like everyday parlance. Th e behaviour of the illumined, the way of austerity, and the responses of the followers to the teachings of the Dharma, are some fl owers of this garden of wisdom. Almost a half of the book is devoted to copious notes and references. Th ese notes help us locate the text and its various contexts. It is interesting to note that Chinese expressions are given in the original script, thus creating additional value for Chinese readers. Th e bibliography is exhaustive and could serve the purpose of an extensive reading list on early Mahayana Buddhism. A very important aspect of this work is that Boucher keeps drawing parallels to other religions and religious traditions. He refers to ascetic practices in the early history of various religious traditions. Th is volume is a marvellous sociological and historical analysis of the body of Rashtrapalapariprichchha Sutra as a representative of the tradition of the recurring themes of the glorifi cation of the body and asceticism in Buddhism. PB The Journal of Oriental Research, Madras, 010–01 Eds. Dr V Kameswari, Dr K S Balasubramanian, and Dr T V Vasudeva Th e Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004. 2011. viii + 190 pp. ` 250. The Journal of Oriental Research was started in 1927 by Prof. S Kuppuswami Sastri, who was also the founder of the Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute. Originally an annual journal, its regularity has been disturbed due to fi nancial diffi culties. Th e present issue comprises volumes eighty-three to eighty-four and has been funded by the Dr V Raghavan Memorial Endowment. Th e fi rst article is on 'Jainism and Anthologies', which critically analyses numerous anthologies with brevity and clarity. In 'Sanskrit as the Basis of World Languages' we are shown how Sanskrit has infl uenced all language families. Th is is followed by a masterly exposition of some instances of lovesymbolism in Tamil and Sanskrit devotional literature in 'Th e Cuṇaiyāṭal- Brahmānubhava Equation'. Then comes the paper on 'Māgha and Astrology', where the writings of Magha are shown to have insights into astrology. 'Yoga Darśana and Advaita' shows how exponents of both Yoga and Advaita Vedanta have respected the other philosophy and have also advocated a world view based on them. In 'Technical Methods and Metrical Modifi cations in Vāṇībhūṣaṇa of Dāmodara Miśra' the author gives a brief analysis of a work on vrittas, metrics. One is baffl ed by the mathematical precision of the various metres in Sanskrit prosody. Th e next article is 'An Introduction to the Pāṇinīya-Sūtrodāharaṇa-Kāvya', which includes an explanation. We get a glimpse of the astrological works of Parashara in 'Parāśara and His Works'. Th e text of Govindashtaka by Shankaracharya is analysed with reference to Advaita philosophy, with a translation of the gloss by Ānandagiri in 'Advaita Concepts as Gleaned from the Gloss of Ānandagiri on Govindāṣṭaka'. We also fi nd a comparative study in 'Bhartṛhari and Bacon: A Comparative Study in Moral Philosophy'. A particular kind of Sanskrit play is analysed in 'Unmattarāghava of Virūpākṣa-A Prekṣaṇaka'. Th e nature of a class of ascetics is portrayed in 'A Note on Pṛśnis'. Th e culmination of yoga lies in the dissolution of the mind. Th e path to attain this is studied on the basis of a text by Gorakshanatha in 'Amanaskayoga-Th e Yoga Bereft of Mind'. Th e concepts of paratattva and jiva are discussed here. Th ere is a section for book reviews at the end of the volume, of books of serious research on Indian philosophy and Sanskrit studies. Th ere is also a section for obituaries, where the reader knows about some luminaries in Indian studies. Th is journal proves once again that writings in Sanskrit need not necessarily be religious or philosophical. It is really a pity that the Institute is unable to bring this journal annually. Taking in the marvellous contents of the journal, the reader automatically prays for its immediate revival as an unbroken annual journal. PB