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. |
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abhidharma Abhidharmakośabhāṣya according acquisition of disjunction aggregates skandhasaṃtāna Akb-h anāgāmin aññā Anuruddha’s anuśaya arising ātman bhikkhave Brahman Buddha Buddhaghosa Buddhist Buddhist schools called nirvana cessation of passion Chapter Chinese abhidharma context of nirvana dharma dharmas not associated early canon sūtra enlightenment existing separately explained extinction through knowledge fire extinguished five aggregates five faculties four noble persons fuel Gombrich group nikāyasabhāga hatred and delusion indriya interpretation Itivuttaka Jñānaprasthāna kleśa Lamotte later Mahāvibhāṣāśāstra Mahāyāna meaning mentioned metaphorical structure mind monks Mv TD27 nibbāna nirvāṇa nirvana elements nirvana theory non-arising non-existence non-returner Nyānamoli ontological Pali abhidhamma real existent rebirth remainder of clinging rūpa saint arahant Sarvāstivāda-Vaibhāṣikas Sarvāstivādins Sautrāntikas seems series of aggregates stanza stream-enterer sūtra sutta Tathāgata Tathāgata after death Theravāda Theravādins three time periods triple fires unconditioned things upādāna upadhi upādi upādisesa Upaniṣad Vaibhāṣikas Vallée Poussin 1923 Vasubandhu vedanā Vibhajyavādins Visuddhimagga vitality āyu word yoniso manasikāra