Some Notes on the Matta-Vilasa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7679683 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L D Barnett (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1924 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 281-285 |
| Publication date | 1924-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x00148050 |
| OpenAlex | W2124703516 |
| Language | EN |
T he farce styled Matta-vilāsa-prahasana, to which I have previously adverted in these columns (I, iii, p. 35 ff.), seems to have formerly enjoyed a considerable vogue in Southern India, owing perhaps as much to its genuine merits as to its royal authorship. The scene in it where the Buddhist friar recites the Sikkhāpadas is echoed in another play, the Bhagavad-ajjukīya; a reference to it has been pointed out in my paper on the Kalyāna-sāugandhika (above, III, i, p. 35); and there exists an anonymous commentary upon it (Brit. Mus. Or. 9272
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |