Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism

The Doctrinal History of Nirvana

Soonil Hwang (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2006
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-35550-6 (ISBN)

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Soonil Hwang studies the doctrinal development of nirvana in the Pali Nikaaya and subsequent tradition and compares it with the Chinese aagama and its traditional interpretation. He clarifies early doctrinal developments of Nirvana and traces the word and related terms back to their original metaphorical contexts, elucidating diverse interpretations and doctrinal and philosophical developments in the abhidharma exegeses and treatises of Southern and Northern Buddhist schools. The book finally examines which school, if any, kept the original meaning and reference of Nirvana.

Soonil Hwang is Assistant Professor in the Department of Indian Philosophy at Dongguk University, Seoul. His research interests are focused upon early Indian Buddhism, Buddhist Philosophy and Sectarian Buddhism.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.8.2006
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism - Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
Zusatzinfo	10 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	490 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	0-415-35550-8 / 0415355508
ISBN-13	978-0-415-35550-6 / 9780415355506
Zustand	Neuware