Voice of the Buddha : Buddhaghosa on the immeasurable words / Maria Heim.
Voice of the Buddha : Buddhaghosa on the immeasurable words / Maria Heim.
Voice of the Buddha : Buddhaghosa on the immeasurable words / Maria Heim.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
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G 2019/0118
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English
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Physical content
x, 274 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The Buddha's omniscience and the immeasurability of scripture -- Scripture, commentary, and exegetical distinctions -- Interpreting the contexts and conditions of Buddhavacana in the Suttanta -- Disentangling the tangle : Abhidhamma as phenomenological analysis -- The "completely pleasing" exegesis...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
"Voice of the Buddha is a study of the theories of scripture described and practiced by the 5th century thinker Buddhaghosa, the principal commentator of the Theravada intellectual tradition. By bringing to the fore Buddhaghosa's theories of texts and commentarial practices, Heim casts new light on early Pali texts and the commentarial system Buddh...
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Voice of the Buddha : Buddhaghosa on the immeasurable words / Maria Heim.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/0118
Record Identifier
74VKV06M8mMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV06M8mMl
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ISBN
0190906650 hardcover
9780190906658 hardcover
DDC
294.391092
MMS ID
991024223703702626
