03053 am 22006853u 450 991034822300332120170816121020.01-134-25434-21-134-25435-01-280-54946-797866105494670-203-00193-110.4324/9780203001936 (CKB)1000000000359687(EBL)199896(OCoLC)437059860(SSID)ssj0000201722(PQKBManifestationID)11188274(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000201722(PQKBWorkID)10246096(PQKB)11002994(MiAaPQ)EBC199896(OCoLC)76803605(EXLCZ)99100000000035968720180331d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMetaphor and literalism in Buddhism the doctrinal history of nirvana /Hwang, SoonilNew York :Routledge,2006.1 online resource (177 p.)Routledge critical studies in Buddhism Metaphor and literalism in Buddhism Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies.0-415-65010-0 0-415-35550-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-157) and index.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; INDEXSoonil 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 reRoutledge critical studies in Buddhism.NirvanaAgamaUtopiasReligious aspectsBuddhismBuddhismDoctrinesElectronic books.Nirvana.Agama.UtopiasReligious aspectsBuddhism.BuddhismDoctrines.294.3423Hwang Soon-il1968,905949Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910348223003321Metaphor and literalism in Buddhism2026279UNINA