書評：矢崎長潤『チャンドラゴーミン研究序説—仏教徒の見たサンスク リット文法学』（法藏館、2022年）

Review: Chōzyun Yazaki, A Study of the Sanskrit Grammar Formulated by Candragomin, Hōzōkan, 2022

Kawamura Yūto

比較論理学研究

The Annals of the Research Project Center for the Comparative Study of Logic

[PISSN] 1880-6376

[NCID] AA12025285

The present paper is a review of A Study of the Sanskrit Grammar Formulated by Candragomin (『チャンドラゴーミン研究序説—仏教徒の見たサンスクリット文法学』), published by Chōjun Yazaki in 2022. This book is written in Japanese.
The grammar of Candragomin (ca. 5th c. CE) has been the subject of a number of studies abroad, and with the use of new material, the study of this grammar has taken a new turn. In Japan, this grammar has been hidden in the shadow of Pāṇinian grammar, the mainstream of the Indian grammatical tradition, and has not received sufficient attention. The book under review is the first endeavor in our country to delve into this grammar of Candragomin’s, making use of fresh material, Cāndravyākaraṇapañjikā, composed by Ratnamati (a Buddhist monk of about the 10th century).
In the introductory part Yazaki sketches the outlines of Candragomin’s grammar together with other non-Pāṇinian grammatical systems and overviews its research history; and in the following sections he provides new findings based on adequate evidence.
Although the translations of the Sanskrit texts cited in the book are not without flaws, the points made in each chapter are for the most part valid. Overall, this is a great achievement that contributes to improving and expanding the research on this grammar in the world. It opens a new chapter for the study of the Indian grammatical tradition and as such deserves due scholarly attention.

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広島大学比較論理学プロジェクト研究センター

Research Project Center for the Comparative Study of Logic, Hiroshima University