Soonil Hwang

Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism

The Doctrinal History of Nirvana

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Produktbeschreibung

Soonil 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 reference of Nirvana.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 263g
• ISBN-13: 9780415650106
• ISBN-10: 0415650100
• Artikelnr.: 36538759

Autorenporträt

Soonil Hwang is Assistant Professor in the Department of Indian Philosophy at Dongguk University, Seoul. His research interests are focused upon early Indian Buddhism, Buddhist Philosophy and Sectarian Buddhism.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: The doctrinal development of nirvana in early Indian
Buddhism 1. Nirvana and its reference 2. The two nirvana theory in the
early canon 3. Developments of the two nirvana theory 4. Nirvana in the
Theravada Buddhist tradition 5. Nirvana in Northern Buddhist schools 6.
Conclusion Part II: Annotated translations of the related texts in Pali,
Sanskrit and Chinese Selected sources for the nirvana concept and the two
nirvana theory