Metaphor and literalism in Buddhism : the doctrinal history of nirvana /

Hwang, Soon-il, 1968,

Metaphor and literalism in Buddhism : the doctrinal history of nirvana / Hwang, Soonil. - 1 online resource (xv, 160 pages) - Routledge critical studies in Buddhism . - Routledge critical studies in Buddhism. .

Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies.

chapter INTRODUCTION part PART 1 THE DOCTRINAL DEVELOPMENT OF NIRVANA IN EARLY INDIAN BUDDHISM chapter 1 NIRVANA AND ITS REFERENCE chapter 2 THE TWO NIRVANA THEORY IN THE EARLY CANON chapter 3 Developments of the two nirvana theory chapter 4 NIRVANA IN THE THERAVADA BUDDHIST TRADITION chapter 5 Nirvana in Northern Buddhist schools chapter 6 CONCLUSION.


Includes translations from Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese.

9780203001936 9781134254309 9781134254347 9781134254354

10.4324/9780203001936 doi


Nirvana.
Buddhism--Doctrines--History.

BQ4263 / .H83 2006

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