Nagarjuna in context : Mahayana Buddhism and early Indian culture / / Joseph Walser

• Autore: Walser Joseph
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Columbia University Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 pages) : maps
• Disciplina: 294.3/92
• Soggetto topico: Madhyamika (Buddhism); Mahayana Buddhism
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-356) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Map -- Introduction -- 1. Locating Mahāyāna -- 2. Locating Nāgārjuna -- 3. Mahāyāna and the Constraints of Monastic Law -- 4. Mahāyāna Sūtras as Monastic Property -- 5. On the Parasitic Strategies of Mahāyāna -- 6. Abhidharma and Sectarian Identity -- 7. Nāgārjuna and the Abhidharma -- Conclusion: Toward the Outline of a Career -- Appendix: The Authorship of the Ratnāvalī -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Joseph Walser provides the first examination of Nagarjuna's life and writings in the context of the religious and monastic debates of the second century CE. Walser explores how Nagarjuna secured the canonical authority of Mahayana teachings and considers his use of rhetoric to ensure the transmission of his writings by Buddhist monks. Drawing on close textual analysis of Nagarjuna's writings and other Buddhist and non-Buddhist sources, Walser offers an original contribution to the understanding of Nagarjuna and the early history of Buddhism.
• Titolo autorizzato: Nāgārjuna in context
• ISBN: 0-231-50623-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807687203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II