Asiatic Society of Bengal

Japanese: Asiatic Society of Bengal(英語表記)AsiaticSocietyofBengal
Asiatic Society of Bengal

...But it was not until the latter half of the 18th century, after the Battle of Plassey (1757), which was the direct turning point for British rule in India, that Indian studies were truly established. In 1783, British W. Jones (1746-94) was appointed as a judge of the Calcutta High Court, and the following year, 1784, he founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal, laying the foundation for Indian studies, and the first step in Indian studies was taken with the society's journal, Asiatic Researches. Also in 1784, C. Wilkins (1749-1836), secretary of the East India Company, published an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita, an important Hindu holy book. ...

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…しかし真にインド学が成立したのは18世紀の後半で,イギリスのインド統治の直接の契機となったプラッシーの戦(1757)以後のことである。1783年イギリスのジョーンズW.Jones(1746‐94)がカルカッタの高等法院判事として赴任し,翌84年にはベンガル・アジア協会Asiatic Society of Bengalを創設してインド学の礎石を置き,同協会の雑誌《アジア研究Asiatic Researches》によってインド研究のまず第一歩が踏み出された。この84年にはまた,東インド会社の書記ウィルキンズC.Wilkins(1749‐1836)が,ヒンドゥー教の重要な聖典である《バガバッドギーター》の英訳を発表した。…

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