Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism : The Doctrinal History of Nirvana

ISBN-13: 9780415650106 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 160 str.

Soonil Hwang

Opis

This book studies the doctrinal development of the Pali Nirwana and subsequent tradition and compares it with the Chinese Agama and its traditional interpretation.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part I: The doctrinal development of nirvana in early Indian Buddhism  1. Nirvana and its reference  2. The two nirvana theory in the early canon  3. Developments of the two nirvana theory  4. Nirvana in the Theravada Buddhist tradition  5. Nirvana in Northern Buddhist schools  6. Conclusion  Part II: Annotated translations of the related texts in Pali, Sanskrit and Chinese  Selected sources for the nirvana concept and the two nirvana theory