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<p>Soonil Hwang studies the doctrinal development of nirvana in the Pali <b>Nikaaya</b> and subsequent tradition and compares it with the Chinese <b>aagama</b> and its traditional interpretation. He clarifies early doctrinal developments of <b>Nirvana</b> and traces the word and related terms back to their original metaphorical contexts, elucidating diverse interpretations and doctrinal and philosophical developments in the <b>abhidharma</b> exegeses and treatises of Southern and Northern Buddhist schools. The book finally examines which school, if any, kept the original meaning and reference of <b>Nirvana</b>.</p>
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- Author
- Soon-il Hwang; Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780415650106
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Science, Religion
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