Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism: The Doctrinal History of Nirvana (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism)

by SoonilHwang (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2006

  $156.70

  Presents a study of the doctrinal development of nirvana in the Pali Nikaaya and subsequent tradition and compares it with the Chinese aagama and its traditional interpretation. This work also clarifies early doctrinal developments of Nirvana and traces the word and related terms back to their original metaphorical contexts.