Viśākha(deva)’s Bhikṣu-vinaya-kārikā-kusuma-sraj or “Flower Garland of Verses [Summarizing] the Monastic Code for Monks”
Viśākha(deva)’s Bhikṣu-vinaya-kārikā-kusuma-sraj or “Flower Garland of Verses [Summarizing] the Monastic Code for Monks”
Dr. Shayne Clarke is currently carrying out research on Viśākha(deva)’s Kusuma-sraj “Flower Garland”.
What is the research about?
In 1936, fourteen folios of a single Sanskrit manuscript of Viśākha(deva)’s Kusuma-sraj “Flower Garland” were found in Tibet by Rāhula Sāṅkṛityāyana (1893–1963).
What did the researcher do?
Shayne Clarke is editing the approximately 348 extant Sanskrit verses along with their Tibetan and Chinese translations.
Researcher
Shayne Clarke
PhD
Associate Professor, Religious Studies