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A Sanskrit-Tocharian Dictionary Project

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K00573
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02060:Linguistics-related
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

Catt Adam  京都大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (80750405)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
KeywordsTocharian / Sanskrit / linguistics / historical linguistics / Indo-European / Buddhist Studies / Linguistics / Historical Linguistics
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project focused on shedding light on the Tocharian lexicon and the translation into Tocharian of Sanskrit Abhidharma and other Buddhist literature. While there have been a number of important studies on Tocharian Abhidharma texts from the standpoint of Buddhology, a detailed analysis from the standpoint of Tocharian is still lacking for many texts. This lack of analysis has contributed to an insufficient or inaccurate understanding of many Tocharian words and phrases. By identifying new parallels in Sanskrit, Chinese, and Tibetan, and by remaining highly sensitive to the influence of Sanskrit phraseology on Tocharian texts of this genre, this project has greatly contributed to a better understanding of the Tocharian lexicon. A number of important manuscripts have been fully analyzed and translated for the first time.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

This project has identified new parallels and provided the first complete translation of a number of important Buddhist texts. In addition to contributing to Tocharian studies and Indo-European linguistics, the results of this project will also make these texts more accessible to Buddhologists.

Report

(6 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2022 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 5 results)

  • [Journal Article] トカラ語 B au-n-, A o-n- の用例調査と意味 に関する考察2022

    • Author(s)
      Catt, Adam Alvah キャット・アダム アルバー
    • Journal Title

      西南アジア研究

      Volume: 95 Pages: 23-51

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Tocharian Abhidharma Texts I: A Philological Study of B 1972020

    • Author(s)
      Adam Alvah Catt, Athanaric Huard, Yuima Inaba
    • Journal Title

      Journal Asiatique

      Volume: 308.2 Pages: 183-204

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A Newly Identified Tocharian Fragment of the Tridandisutra2020

    • Author(s)
      Adam Alvah Catt
    • Journal Title

      For a forthcoming Festschrift

      Volume: NA

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Tocharian Abhidharma Texts I: A Philological Study of B 1972020

    • Author(s)
      Adam Alvah Catt, Athanaric Huard, Yuima Inaba
    • Journal Title

      Journal Asiatique (forthcoming)

      Volume: NA

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Tocharian B art(t)e and Tocharian A artak2018

    • Author(s)
      Adam Alvah Catt
    • Journal Title

      Vina Diem Celebrent: Studies in Linguistics and Philology in Honor of Brent Vine

      Volume: 0 Pages: 23-34

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Project on the Tocharian Abhidharma Texts2022

    • Author(s)
      Adam Catt, Athanaric Huard, Yuima Inaba
    • Organizer
      Vienna Ancient Tarim Studies Workshop
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Tocharian Lexicon from an Abhidharmic Perspective: Recent Findings2022

    • Author(s)
      Adam Catt, Athanaric Huard, Yuima Inaba
    • Organizer
      34th Deutscher Orientalistentag, Panel: Tocharian Language and Buddhist Literature of the Tarim Basin
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Exploring the Tocharian Abhidharma Texts: Recent Findings on B 197 and Future Prospects2020

    • Author(s)
      Adam Alvah Catt, Athanaric Huard, Yuima Inaba
    • Organizer
      Tocharian in Progress Online Conference, Leiden University
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Recent Advancements in Understanding the Tocharian B Abhidharma Literature: A New Look at Manuscript THT 1972019

    • Author(s)
      Adam Alvah Catt
    • Organizer
      Recent Advances in Tocharian Philology and Linguistics Workshop, University of Vienna
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] A Sanskrit-Tocharian Dictionary Project: Tocharian B antispur, A antispur 'harem'2019

    • Author(s)
      Adam Alvah Catt
    • Organizer
      Recent Advances in Tocharian Philology and Linguistics Workshop, University of Vienna
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] A Newly Identified Tocharian Fragment of the Tridandisutra2019

    • Author(s)
      Adam Alvah Catt
    • Organizer
      70th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] On Tocharian B antispur, A antispur ‘harem’2018

    • Author(s)
      Adam Alvah Catt
    • Organizer
      Kyoto Indo-European Roundtable in Honor of Kazuhiko Yoshida
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Tocharian Philological Studies2018

    • Author(s)
      Adam Alvah Catt
    • Organizer
      108th Meeting of the Kyoto University Linguistics Gathering, Kyoto University
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Izuru Shinmura and Historical Linguistics2018

    • Author(s)
      Adam Alvah Catt
    • Organizer
      157th Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Japan, 80th Anniversary Symposium
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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