The Forerunner of All Things: Buddhaghosa on Mind, Intention, and Agency

The Forerunner of All Things: Buddhaghosa on Mind, Intention, and Agency

by Maria Heim (Author)

Synopsis

Scholars have long been intrigued by the Buddha's defining action (karma) as intention. This book explores systematically how intention, agency, and moral psychology were interpreted in all branches of early Theravada thought, paying special attention to the thought of the 5th-century commentator Buddhaghosa.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 260
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Usa
Published: 14 Nov 2013

ISBN 10: 0199331049
ISBN 13: 9780199331048