Sarvāstivāda Buddhist Scholasticism

Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-90-04-10231-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 342 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 771 g

Reihe: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 2 South Asia

This volume deals with the SarvÄstivÄda school of 'Buddhism', the major philosophical school of HÄ«nayÄna. First a general outline is given of the school's origin in the (Indian) Buddhist synods. Part one ends with a general 'survey of SarvÄstivÄda Literature'.
In the actual corpus the philosophical texts of SarvÄstivÄda are treated in detail. The organization of the work follows the geographical spread of SarvÄstivÄda. In these Parts special emphasis is laid on the Central Asian history of the school, as well as on how the school eventually reached 'China' ('Abhidharma and Kosa Schools'). Treatment is based on the Chinese versions of the major works of the school (SÅ«trapitÌ£aka, AbhidarmapitÌ£aka and VinayapitÌ£aka).
All in all, this major work throws a 'new light' on the relationship between SarvÄstivÄda and MÅ«lasarvÄstivÄda and provides an innovative view on the DÄrstÌ£tantika and SautrÄntika Schools.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Willemen, Charles

Dessein, Bart

Cox, Collett

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus

Über Autor(innen)

Charles Willemen, Ph.D. (1971) in SarvÄstivÄda Buddhist Scholasticism (The Chinese UdÅ«navarga), is Professor at Ghent National University, Belgium, Chinese Language and Culture Department. He has published extensively on Buddhist Studies (SarvÄstivÄda, Tantrism).
Bart Dessein, Ph.D. (1993) In SarvÄstivÄda Buddhist Scholasticism (SamÌ£yuktÄbhi-dharmahrÌ£daya