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The textual and cultural history of medicine in South Asia based on newly-discovered manuscript evidence

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Month: May 2023

The problem of “the original text” according to AI

Posted on May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 by Dominik Wujastyk

I asked BAIChat, “In textual criticism, what are the theoretical problems surrounding the issue of and “original” text.” The issue of the original text is a central theoretical problem in textual criticism, and it raises several complex issues. Firstly, the concept of an “original” text assumes that there was a single, definitive version of the…

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Progress report for May 2023

Posted on May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 by Dominik Wujastyk

I am very pleased to announce that today that project members have completed the transcription of the Nidānasthāna from MS NAK 1-1079.  That means we have transcribed all the evidence we have from manuscripts K, N, and H for the Nidānasthāna. The transcribing situation now is as follows: Well done everyone! Full details by adhyāya…

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An AI view of editing Sanskrit texts

Posted on May 7, 2023May 16, 2023 by Dominik Wujastyk

I asked the AI “Hugging Chat” the following question:

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  • Candraṭa’s editing of the Suśrutasaṃhitā
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The Suśruta Project is funded as a four-year Insight Grant by the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanites Research Council. Grant no. 435-2020-1077.  Dates: 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2024. Applicaton DOI.

Supplementary funding is provided for the project from the Singhmar Chair Endowment Grant administered by the University of Alberta.

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