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UNINA9910765617403321 |
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Hwang Soon-il <1968, > |
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Titolo |
Metaphor and literalism in Buddhism : the doctrinal history of nirvana / / Hwang, Soonil |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Taylor & Francis, 2006 |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-25434-2 |
1-134-25435-0 |
1-280-54946-7 |
9786610549467 |
0-203-00193-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge critical studies in Buddhism Metaphor and literalism in Buddhism |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nirvana |
Agama |
Utopias - Religious aspects - Buddhism |
Buddhism - Doctrines |
History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-157) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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