Selected Works

The Oldest Dated Manuscript of the Milindapañha (1987) – Oskar von Hinüber

A Letter Recording Books Sent to Ceylon from Siam in the 18th Century (1988) – Oskar von Hinüber and Supaphan na Bangchang

The letter sent to the royal court at Kandy on behalf of the king of Siam, and published [here], includes some information of considerable interest for the study of the history of Pali texts. For a shipment, which comprised no less than 97 books no longer extant on the island and therefore asked for in a second document accompanying this letter, is said to have been dispatched together with the letter.

The Cause of the Buddha’s Death (2000) – Mettanando Bhikkhu and Oskar von Hinüber

Featured in the course, " The Buddha"

Hoary Past and Hazy Memory: On the History of Early Buddhist Texts (2006) – Oskar von Hinüber

Cremated Like a King: The Funeral of the Buddha within the Ancient Indian Context (2009) – Oskar von Hinüber

Building the Theravāda Commentaries: Buddhaghosa and Dhammapāla as Authors, Compilers, Redactors, Editors and Critics (2013) – Oskar von Hinüber