Bengali Culture and History Quiz

Caryapada: Ancient Bengali Buddhist Text

• Caryapada is a collection of 47 songs in the form of Buddhist verses in ancient Bengali language

• Published in 1916 with the help of Bangiya Sahitya Parishad

• Composed by Siddhacharya, a prominent Buddhist philosopher

• Provides insight into the hidden practices and philosophical aspects of Buddhism

• Considered as the earliest literary evidence in Bengali language

• Acknowledged as the starting point of Bengali literature and history

• Discovery of the original text in 1907 by Haraprasad Shastri from a Nepalese royal library

• Raja Rajendra Lal Mitra mentioned the existence of Caryapada in 1882

• Haraprasad Shastri's exploration in Nepal in 1897 and 1898 led to the collection of Buddhist manuscripts

• In 1907, during his third visit to Nepal, he discovered the manuscript "Caryacharyabinishchaya" in the Nepalese royal library

• Caryapada's age and its first composition date remain uncertain

• The discovery of Caryapada significantly contributed to the understanding of ancient Bengali literature and cultureBengali Literary Work by Haraprasad Shastri

• Haraprasad Shastri published the "Bangiya Sahitya Parishad" in 1916, containing ancient Bengali Buddhist songs and couplets, along with commentary.

• The publication includes the Dohas of Saraha and the Advaya Vajra in simple Sanskrit.

• It was published by the Bengali Sahitya Parishad and contains a preface by the editor, Haraprasad Shastri.

• The work was published with a thousand-year-old Bengali Buddhist song and couplet with a commentary called "Mekhala" by Acharyapada.

• The publication was a compilation of 46 complete and 1 incomplete verse.