We will study India with its philosophy and its myths, its literature, its laws and its language. Nay It is more than India it IS a page of the origi… - Eugène Burnouf

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We will study India with its philosophy and its myths, its literature, its laws and its language. Nay It is more than India it IS a page of the origin of the world that we will attempt to decipher.

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About Eugène Burnouf

Eugène Burnouf (April 8, 1801 – May 28, 1852) was a French scholar, an Indologist and orientalist. His notable works include a study of Sanskrit literature, translation of the Hindu text Bhagavata Purana and Buddhist text Lotus Sutra. He wrote a foundational text on Buddhism and also made significant contributions to the deciphering of Old Persian cuneiform.

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