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Eugène Burnouf, por David d'Angers. Eugène Burnouf, (París, 8 de abril de 1801 - París, 28 de mayo de 1852) fue un filólogo e indólogo francés, fundador de la Société Asiatique en el año 1822. Era hijo de Jean-Louis Burnouf. Biografía
Eugène Burnouf (French pronunciation: [øʒɛn byʁnuf]; April 8, 1801 – May 28, 1852) was a French scholar, an Indologist and orientalist. His notable works include a study of Sanskrit literature, translation of the Hindu text Bhagavata Purana and Buddhist text Lotus Sutra.
- May 28, 1852 (aged 51)
- Orientalist
- April 8, 1801, Paris, France
Eugène Burnouf (born Aug. 12, 1801, Paris, France—died May 28, 1852, Paris) was a French Orientalist who acquainted Europe with the religious tenets and Old Iranian language of the Avesta, the ancient sacred scripture of Zoroastrianism.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Eugène Burnouf est considéré comme l'un des plus grands indianistes français et le père des études bouddhiques modernes en Occident. On lui doit, notamment, une traduction du Bhâgavata Purâna et la première traduction du Sutra du Lotus, du sanskrit en français, publiée en 1852.
- Burnouf fils
Eugène Burnouf (1801 - 1852) French Orientalist and seminal figure in the development of Buddhist Studies as an academic discipline. He was born in Paris on April 8, 1801, the son of the distinguished classicist Jean-Louis Burnouf (1773–1844). He received instruction in Greek and Latin from his father and studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand.
Burnouf was the first to read a large corpus of Indian Buddhist texts in Sanskrit, and it is from these sources that he paints his portrait of the Buddha. Burnouf played a crucial role in demythologizing and humanizing the Buddha, portraying a compassionate man who preached to all who would listen, without dogma and ritual.
Eugène Burnouf ( pronunciación francesa: [øʒɛn byʁnuf] ; 8 de abril de 1801 - 28 de mayo de 1852) fue un erudito francés, indólogo y orientalista . Sus obras notables incluyen un estudio de la literatura sánscrita, la traducción del texto hindú Bhagavata Purana y el texto budista Lotus Sutra .
