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

• Autore: Gombrich Richard F (Richard Francis), <1937->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Routledge, 2006
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.342
• Soggetto topico: Buddhism - Doctrines - History - Early period, to ca. 250 B.C; Buddhism - Origin
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: How Buddhism began
• ISBN: 1-134-19639-3; 1-282-37315-3; 9786612373152; 0-203-09873-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450803503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge critical studies in Buddhism.