02975nam 2200649Ia 450 991045080350332120200520144314.01-134-19639-31-282-37315-397866123731520-203-09873-0(CKB)1000000000250664(EBL)256939(OCoLC)475972238(SSID)ssj0000173409(PQKBManifestationID)11180028(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000173409(PQKBWorkID)10163813(PQKB)10714243(MiAaPQ)EBC256939(Au-PeEL)EBL256939(CaPaEBR)ebr10163699(CaONFJC)MIL237315(OCoLC)935231494(EXLCZ)99100000000025066420050801d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow Buddhism began[electronic resource] the conditioned genesis of the early teachings /Richard F. Gombrich2nd ed.London Routledge20061 online resource (201 p.)Routledge critical studies in BuddhismPrevious ed.: London: Athlone, 1996.0-415-51416-9 0-415-37123-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 citedWritten 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 litRoutledge critical studies in Buddhism.BuddhismDoctrinesHistoryEarly period, to ca. 250 B.CBuddhismOriginElectronic books.BuddhismDoctrinesHistoryBuddhismOrigin.294.342Gombrich Richard F(Richard Francis),1937-637369MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450803503321How Buddhism began1190227UNINA