Evolution of scriptures, formation of canons : the Buddhist case / edited by Orna Almogi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Almogi, Orna, Editor.

Series:

Indian and Tibetan studies (Hamburg, Germany) ; 13.

Indian and Tibetan studies ; volume 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Sacred books--Congresses.

Buddhism.

Buddhist monasticism and religious orders--Rules--Congresses.

Buddhist monasticism and religious orders.

Buddhist literature, Tibetan--History and criticism--Congresses.

Buddhist literature, Tibetan.

Buddhist literature--Translations--History and criticism--Congresses.

Buddhist literature.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

458 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map, portraits ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Hamburg : Department of Indian and Tibetan Studies, Universität Hamburg, 2022.

Contents:

Evolution of Buddhist Scriptures. Lost in Translation? : Canonical Languages and Linguistic Diversity of Early Versions of the Prātimokṣasūtra / Ingo Strauch

On the Authoritativeness of the Yogācārabhūmi as an Abhidharma Work / Martin Delhey

Revisiting the Tenth Chapter of the Saṃdhi-nirmocanasūtra : A Scripture on Rational Reflection / Yoshimizu Chizuko

Weaving Dharma into Words : Composition Strategies in Buddhist Tantras / Francesco Sferra

Studies in the Transmission of the Hevajratantra (I) / Harunaga Isaacson

Minor Vajrayāna Texts VI : A Sanskrit Fragment of the Anāvilatantra / Péter-Dániel Szántó

A Typology of Criteria for Buddhist Scriptural Authenticity / Dorji Wangchuk

Formation of Buddhist Canons. The Fifth Element of the Sūtrapiṭaka : Rethinking the Canons of Indian Buddhist Monastic Orders / Baba Norihisa

Nine Recitations and the Inclusive Tripiṭaka : Canon Formation in Pre-modern Thailand / Peter Skilling

Editors as Canon-Makers : The Formation of the Tibetan Buddhist Canon in the Light of Its Editors' Predilections and Agendas / Orna Almogi.

Notes:

Contains papers by ten of the speakers at the conference "Evolution of Scriptures, Formation of Canons," organized in collaboration with the International Education and Research Laboratory Program, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba, which took place at the Tokyo Campus of the University of Tsukuba at Myogadani on September 24-25, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783945151129

3945151120

OCLC:

1359611732