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with the Buddha's metaphorical images of nirvåˆa. The metaphor of nirvåˆa that is at the heart of this.

with the Buddha's metaphorical images of nirvåˆa. study is the Buddha's discourse generally known as the Fire Sermon in which he explains the state of. nirvåˆa as the complete extinction of the three fires, namely passion, hatred, and delusion. It is. predominantly in relation to this metaphor that the Abhidharma interpretations of nirvåˆa are studied.

Soonil 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.

Soonil 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

Soonil 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.

Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism The Doctrinal History of Nirvana Routledge Critical Studies in B. Robert Clark.

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London and New York: Routledge, 2006. Volume 71 Issue 1. Soonil Hwang: English Français. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies.

Soonil Hwang studies the doctrinal development of nirvana in the Pali Nikaaya and subsequent tradition and compares it with the Chinese . eBook Published 27 September 2006. Pub. location London.

Soonil Hwang studies the doctrinal development of nirvana in the Pali Nikaaya and subsequent tradition and compares it with the Chinese aagama and it. eBook ISBN 9780203001936. SubjectsArea Studies, Humanities. Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism.

This book studies the doctrinal development of the Pali nirvana and sub-sequent tradition and compares it with the Chinese Agama . Metaphor and literalism in Buddhism : the doctrinal history of nirvana, Hwang, Soonil.

This book studies the doctrinal development of the Pali nirvana and sub-sequent tradition and compares it with the Chinese Agama and its traditional interpretation. It claries 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. p. cm. - (Routledge critical studies in Buddhism) Includes translations from Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese.

Soonil Hwang studies the doctrinal development of nirvana in the Pali Nikaaya and subsequent tradition and . 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 Soonil 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.