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Creation of a Pali Tripitaka database with the help of Optical Character Recognition System and philological Studies using the database thus created.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 05451007
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 印度哲学(含仏教学)
Research InstitutionKobe Gakuin University

Principal Investigator

NAKATANI Hideaki  Fac.Humaniities, Kobe Gakuin, Univ., Professor., 人文学部, 教授 (20140395)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) EJIMA Yasunori  Fac.Letters, Tokyo Univ., Professor., 文学部, 教授 (70115103)
Project Period (FY) 1993 – 1994
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1994)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
KeywordsBuddhist Canon Database / Metrical Analysis Program / Optical Character Recognition / pali Tripitaka / Role of Computor in Human Sciences / Sanskrit database / Phonetic Analysis / Stream Editor (=SED) / パーリ聖典 / パーリ語 / データベース / OCR入力 / サンスクリット語 / 韻律分析 / 音韻分析プログラム / 原始仏典
Research Abstract

1. In June 1993, we have organized an association, Association for Pali Text Inputting (=APTI,with 36 members), to continue the preceding research project : Electronic processing of the classical Indian text. - Creation of the metrical analysis program and pali database - (Grant-in-Aid for Co-operative Research (A) ; Project number 03301004 in 1991 - 1992).
2. Preparation of database :
a. Following electronic texts of the Pali Tripitaka have been created, using the optical character recognition (=OCR) System, in 1993 - 1994 :
Khuddakapatha, Mahaniddesa, patisambhidamagga, Buddhavamsa, Milindapanha, Vibhanga, Paramatthajotika II,Atthasalini.
b. Following texts are now being revised by the members of APTI :
Cullaniddesa, Petakopadesa, Dhammasangani.
c. Following texts have been revised by the members of APTI :
Udana, Thera-theri-gatha.
d. with the texts revised in 1991 - 1994, the total number of the revised filesnow amount to 27, containing the textual data of 10.7 mega bites.
3. Reduction of manuals.
Following 4 manuals for beginners have been reducted by Nakatani and Ejima :
a. Introduction to APTI,b. How to use Recognita Plus, c. Processing of OCR data, d. Utilization of computor in indological Studies.
4. System of processing of Sanskrit OCR data.
The construction of the system is nearly completed. We have created the OCR data of the Abhisamayalankaraloka-prajnaparamitavyakhya.
5. We have created the following systems.
a. Index Making System, b. Metrical Analysis System, c. Phonetic Analysis Program.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1994 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1993 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All Other

All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] Hideaki NAKATANI: "Metre and Euphony(Sandhi)in the Ntlamata-purana" A Study of the Ntlamata,Publicetion of the Institute for Reseorch in Humanities,Univ.of Kyoto. 311-354 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 中谷英明・江島惠教: "パーリ三蔵データベースの構築と仏典研究" パーリ学仏教文化学. 8(印刷中). (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hideaki NAKATANI: "Meter and Euphony (Sandhi) in the Nilamata-purana" A Study of the Nilamata. Publication of the Institute for Research in Humanities, University of Kyoto. 311-354 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hideaki NAKATANI & Yasunori EJIMA: "Creation of Pali Tripitaka database and Philological Studies in Buddhist Canon." Journal of Plai and Buddhist Studies.Vol.8 (Under impression.).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 中谷英明・江島惠教: "パーリ三蔵データベースの構築と仏典研究" パーリ学仏教文化学. 第8号(印刷中).

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Hideaki:NAKATANi: "Metre and Euphony(Sandhi)in the Nilamata‐Purana" Nilamata Studies. (印刷中).

    • Related Report
      1993 Annual Research Report

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