What do users think of Indica et Buddhica?

The Indica et Buddhica web site has 1150⁺ registered users. Most are faculty and post graduates and most are engaged in Indological and Buddhological studies. Over the years a number of users have taken the time to express their support for the site. It is always very pleasing to receive their kind messages, though I should say that criticism, however harsh, is also warmly encouraged -- please follow this link to the feedback form.

Here are a few comments that have been made of late:

``... Richard Mahoney's labors on the project to make the monumental Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary readily and reliably available to scholars through the internet represents a wonderful contribution to students everywhere. ...'' ^src

``[Indica et Buddhica - Tabulae] ... represents a very useful resource--yet another of Richard Mahoney's many contributions to the support of scholarship. ...'' ^src

Frank CONLON, Professor Emeritus of History, South Asian Studies and Comparative Religion, University of Washington, Seattle

``... Thank you. And thank you for all your very valuable work in making such resources available! ...''

James FITZGERALD, St. Purandara Das Distinguished Professor of Classics, Department of Classics, Brown University

``... As a scholar of Buddhism, you should make use of the basic Internet resources available in the field, such as the Tibetan Buddhism Resource Center, the resources list on the top page of the Digital Dictionary of Buddhism, the NTU Article Database, the INBUDS database, Indica et Buddhica, and so forth. Once you have exhausted these and other traditional forms of inquiry, you can post a query to the list in an informed manner. ...'' ^src

A. Charles MULLER, Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo

``... Your web-site is a real treasury for Indological and Buddhistic studies. ...''

Yusho WAKAHARA, Professor, Ryukoku University

``... Thank you for completing my registration. I look forward to consulting these many fine resources. ...''

Stephen C. BERKWITZ, Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Missouri State University

``... Thank you very much. I have now logged on successfully and gained access to your invaluable materials there. ...''

Tom YARNALL, Professor, Department of Religion, Columbia University

``... Again, thanks for your generosity and for providing such a fine, refined and lucid tool-medium. ...''

Giuliana MARTINI, Dipartimento di Studi Asiatici, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L’Orientale"