Well, that’s interesting, I’ve never thought of a theoretical model like that before. Normally we work from the bottom up: look at what we have, and figure out ways of organizing and relating it.
One question I have is about the notion of “Critical Edition”. I wonder how you’re using that, and how an edition qualifies. Full disclaimer: I am a sceptic of critical editions! I’ve written a couple of articles on this in the context of the Pali:
As I say in the articles, it is different in different situations. For Sanskrit manuscripts, obviously a critical edition of some kind is necessary. But I question the idea that we can clearly define what a critical edition is, or that it is worthwhile, in every case. As far as Pali is concerned, I would rather see efforts going in to simple digitizing of text and making it freely available.
