1993 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

FULL-TEXT DATABASE OF SAIBA SCRIPTURES

Research Project

Project/Area Number	04610018
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Religious studies
Research Institution	TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES
Principal Investigator	TAKASHIMA Jun Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Associate Professor, AA研究所, 助教授 (40202147)
Project Period (FY)	1992 – 1993
Keywords	Hinduism / Saivism / Saivasiddhanta / Kahimir Saivism / Tantra / Agama / Full=text Database
Research Abstract	The aim of this project is to construct a full-text database of savia scriptures not yet publishid. The following manuscripts are inputted as machine readable texts : Kamikoaagama, Dvisatikalottara-agama, Sarvajnanottara-agama, Kirana-agama-tika, and chapters concerning diksa of Picumata-tantra and Juanaratnavali. A spell checking program is developped for the correction of Sanskrit texts, though its dictionary is not yet sufficient for the practical use. Meter analysis programs using a exhaustive meter dictionary are developped. These are primarily for the correction of inputted texts, though they have enough flexibility to analyze various metrical patterns and will be useful for chronological analysis of texts from the metrical point of view. These data and tools will become accessible via Internet when the University Network of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies will be connected to Internet within a few months.

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