Books in the Harvard Oriental Series series

Arte da Lingua Malabar, a sixteenth-century grammar of Tamil written in Portuguese by a Jesuit missionary, reflects the first linguistic contact between India and the West. This English translation by Jeanne Hein and V. S. Rajam also includes analysis of the grammar and a description of the political context in which it was written.

Bhaviveka's (ca 500-560 CE) "Verses on the Heart of the Middle Way" (Madhyamakahrdayakarika) with their commentary, known as "The Flame of Reason" ("Tarkajvala"), give an account of the intellectual differences that stirred the Buddhist community. This title offers a translation of Chapters 4 and 5 of this text.