Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism: The Doctrinal History of NirvanaSoonil 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. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
PART 1 THE DOCTRINAL DEVELOPMENT OF NIRVANA IN EARLY INDIAN BUDDHISM | 7 |
PART 2 ANNOTATED TRANSLATIONS OF THE RELATED TEXTS IN PALI SANSKRIT AND CHINESE | 113 |
NOTES | 126 |
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Common terms and phrases
AbhidharmakoUabhALya according acquisition of disjunction aggregates skandhasaNtAna Akb-h anupAdisesa nibbAnadhAtu Anuruddha’s anuUaya arising Ayatana bhikkhave Buddha Buddhaghosa Buddhist Buddhist schools called nirvana cessation of passion Chapter Chinese abhidharma context of nirvana dharma early canon sEtra enlightened existing separately explained extinction through knowledge faculty jCvitendriya fire extinguished five aggregates five faculties four noble persons fuel Gombrich group nikAyasabhAga hatred and delusion homogeneous character indriya interpretation JñAnaprasthAna Jp TD26 KathAvatthu Lamotte MahAvibhALAUAstra meaning mentioned monks Mv TD27 nibbAna nirvana elements nirvana theory non-arising non-existence non-returner once-returner ontological Pali abhidhamma real existent rebirth remainder of clinging saint arahant saNskAra Sarvastivada-Vaibhalikas Sarvastivadins saupAdisesa Sautrantikas seems series of aggregates sEtra skandha sotApanna stanza stream-enterer sutta SuttanipAta svabhAva TathAgata TathAgata after death Theravada exegetical tradition Theravadins three time periods tion triple fires unconditioned things upAdAna upadhi upAdisesa UpaniLad Vaccha Vaibhalikas Vallée Poussin 1923 Vasubandhu vedanA Vibhajyavadins Visuddhimagga vitality Ayu word yoniso manasikAra