Early Buddhism resources

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The Earliest Vinaya and the Beginnings of Buddhist Literature, by E. Frauwallner

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Earliest Buddhism and Madhyamaka; (Series) Panels of the VIIth World Sanskrit Conference – Kern Institute, Leiden: August 23-29, 1987 Vol. II, by David Seyfort Ruegg & Lambert Schmithausen (Editors)

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The Buddhist Conquest of China: The Spread and Adaptation of Buddhism in Early Medieval China, E. Zürcher: (Series) Sinica Leidensia; Vol. XI; by Barend J. Ter Haar (Editor)

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Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge, by K.N. Jayatilleke

David Kalupahana, a student of Jayatilleke, expanded on a theme of empirical knowledge found in the Sabbasutta (SN. 35.23), with comparison to Nikāya and Āgama versions, not cited in Jayatilleke's work:

A Tract on Empiricism, by D.J. Kalupahana: Philosophy East and West, Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan., 1969) pp.. 65-67

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Literal means and Hidden Meanings: A New Analysis of Skillful Means, by Asaf Federman

Truth, Deception, and Skillful Means in the Lotus Sūtra – John Schroeder

Nāgārjuna and the Doctrine of “Skillful Means” – John Schroeder

Paternalism in the Lotus Sūtra – Damien Keown

Also related and posted earlier on this thread:

Text as Father: Paternal Seductions in Early Mahāyāna Buddhist Literature
– by Alan Cole

[polarbuddha101]

I was having problems with the above copy of 'Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge" so here is another one from scribd...

http://www.scribd.com/doc/106810442/K-N ... -Knowledge

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On Incompetent Monks and Able Urbane Nuns in a Buddhist Monastic Code, by Gregory Schopen

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Traces of Gandhāran Buddhism: An Exhibition of Ancient Buddhist Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection

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Counting the Buddha and the Local Spirits in: A Monastic Ritual of Inclusion for the Rain Retreat, by Gregory Schopen (Journal of Indian Philosophy. Vol. 30. 2002 pp. 359–388)

[polarbuddha101]

Two links to the Vimuttimagga...

http://www.scribd.com/doc/32131566/The- ... muttimagga

http://www.urbandharma.org/pdf1/Path_of ... imagga.pdf

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Mahāyāna Buddhism: The doctrinal foundations, by Paul Williams (Second Edition)

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Buddhist Thought: A complete introduction to the Indian tradition, by Paul Williams

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The Buddhist Caves at Aurangabad: The Impact of the Laity, by Pia Brancaccio

Ars Orientalis - Vol. 30 Supplement 1: Chāchājī: Professor Walter M. Spink Felicitation Volume (2000); pp. 41-50. Published by: The Smithsonian Institution

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Gandhāran Buddhism: Archaeology, Art, Texts – Pia Brancaccio and Kurt Behrendt (Editors) - Asian Religions and Society Series IV

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Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism: The Doctrinal History of Nirvana, by Soonil Hwang

“The notion of nirvana originally used the image of extinguishing a fire. Although the attainment of nirvana, ultimate liberation, is the focus of the Buddha’s teaching, its interpretation has been a constant problem to Buddhist exegetes, and has changed in different historical and doctrinal contexts. The concept is so central that changes in its understanding have necessarily involved much larger shifts in doctrine.

This book studies the doctrinal development of the Pāli nirvana and subsequent tradition and compares it with the Chinese āgama and its traditional interpretation. It clarifies early doctrinal developments of nirvana and traces the word and related terms back to their original metaphorical contexts. Thereby, it elucidates diverse interpretations and doctrinal and philosophical developments in the abhidharma exegeses and treatises of Southern and Northern Buddhist schools. Finally, the book examines which school, if any, kept the original meaning and reference of nirvana.

Soonil Hwang is Assistant Professor in the Department of Indian Philosophy at Dongguk University, Seoul. His research interests are focused upon early Indian Buddhism, Buddhist Philosophy and Sectarian Buddhism.”