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Metaphor and literalism in Buddhism : the doctrinal history of nirvana / Hwang, Soonil.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hwang, Soon-il, 1968- author.
- Series:
- Routledge critical studies in Buddhism.
- Routledge critical studies in Buddhism Metaphor and literalism in Buddhism
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nirvana.
- Agama.
- Utopias--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
- Utopias.
- Buddhism--Doctrines.
- Buddhism.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Taylor & Francis 2006
- New York : Routledge, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 re
- Contents:
- BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; FIGURES AND TABLES; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1. NIRVANA AND ITS REFERENCE; 2. THE TWO NIRVANA THEORY IN THE EARLY CANON; 3. DEVELOPMENTS OF THE TWO NIRAVANA THEORY; 4. NIRVANA IN THE THERAVADA BUDDHIST TRADITION; 5. NIRAVANA IN NORTHERN BUDDHIST SCHOOLS; 6. CONCLUSION; SELECTED SOURCES FOR THE NIRVANA CONCEPT AND THE TWO NIRVANA THEORY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-157) and index.
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786610549467
- 9781134254347
- 1134254342
- 9781134254354
- 1134254350
- 9781280549465
- 1280549467
- 9780203001936
- 0203001931
- OCLC:
- 437059860
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
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