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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450803503321

Autore

Gombrich Richard F (Richard Francis), <1937->

Titolo

How Buddhism began [[electronic resource] ] : the conditioned genesis of the early teachings / / Richard F. Gombrich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2006

ISBN

1-134-19639-3

1-282-37315-3

9786612373152

0-203-09873-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Routledge critical studies in Buddhism

Disciplina

294.342

Soggetti

Buddhism - Doctrines - History - Early period, to ca. 250 B.C

Buddhism - Origin

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: London: Athlone, 1996.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book cover; Half-Title; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction to the Second edition; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Debate, skill in means, allegory and literalism; 2 How, not what: Kamma as a reaction to Brahminism; 3 Metaphor, allegory, satire; 4 Retracing an ancient debate: How insight worsted concentration in the pali canon; 5 Who was Angulimala?; Bibliography of secondary sources; General Index; Index of Texts cited

Sommario/riassunto

Written by one of the world's top scholars in the field of Pali Buddhism, this new and updated edition of How Buddhism Began, discusses various important doctrines and themes in early Buddhism. It takes 'early Buddhism' to be that reflected in the Pali canon, and to some extent assumes that these doctrines reflect the teachings of the Buddha himself. Two themes predominate. Firstly, the author argues that we cannot understand the Buddha unless we understand that he was debating with other religious teachers, notably Brahmins. The other main theme concerns metaphor, allegory and lit