From Vajrayana Tara to Bengali Baul: A Computational Study of Lexical Transmission Across Buddhist, Shakta, and Vaishnava Traditions in Bengal
arXiv:2606.26803v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present a computational corpus study of vocabulary relationships across eight tradition layers of Bengali and Sanskrit devotional literature spanning the 8th to 19th centuries, encompassing Buddhist Vajrayana, Shakta Tantra, Vaishnava, and Baul traditions. Using a corpus of 75 texts and TF-IDF character n-gram vectorization with cosine similarity analysis, we address the historically argued but previously unquantified claim that Buddhist Vajrayana vocabulary survived the collapse of the Pala monasteries and was absorbed into the Shakta Tantra
This academic paper was recently published on arXiv, contributing to linguistic and historical computational studies.
It provides a computational analysis of lexical transmission across historical religious traditions in Bengal, which is of interest primarily to academics in specific fields.
This research provides a quantified perspective on historical linguistic connections but does not alter any current geopolitical, economic, or technological landscapes.
Increased understanding of historical linguistic evolution in South Asia.
Potential for new academic methodologies in digital humanities and comparative religion.
Limited broader impact beyond scholarly discourse.
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