“The line of demarcation between history and legend is too thin to observe while writing; the two overlap each other unconsciously and unknowingly.”

“Faith and reason overpower each other throughout one’s life, which results in contradiction, but the conflict never ceases in any sphere.”

“The importance of the work of Tāranātha, which is modest in comparison to his other works, lies in the fact that it has contributed extensively to the Indian Studies in general and the Buddhist Studies in particular in the recent time.”

“The general attitudes and outward expressions of men of our time cannot be similar to those of the primitive society or even of the preceding generations. Thus, the logic of today recalling the events of the past times with indecisive evidence must surely be inaccurate in many ways.”