Eugène Burnouf

Eugène Burnouf (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. He wrote a foundational text on Buddhism and also made significant contributions to the deciphering of Old Persian cuneiform.

• We will study India with its philosophy and its myths, its literature, its laws and its language. Nay It is more than India it IS a page of the origin of the world that we will attempt to decipher.
  • Eugene Burnouf, Discourse on Sanskrit and Its Literature as quoted in Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture

• [The Bhagavad Gita was] "probably the most beautiful book which has ever come from the hand of man."
  • Louis Revel, The Fragrance of India: landmarks for the world of tomorrow (1946), Kitabistan Allahabad p. 163 as quoted in Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture