Hermeneutics and Tradition in the Saṃdhinirmocana-Sūtra

Powers (Autor)

Buch | Ledereinband/Edeleinband

186 Seiten

1993
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-09826-8 (ISBN)

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This study provides a detailed study of one of the seminal works of Indian Mahayana Buddhism, the Samdhinirmocana-sutra, and also has ramifications for the study of Buddhist hermeneutics and cross-cultural studies of interpretational strategies for religious texts.

This volume deals with the complex interrelationship between theories of scriptural interpretation and Buddhist notions of tradition and authority with respect to the Saṃdhinirmocana-sūtra, the main scriptural source of the Yogacara school of Indian Buddhism. Of particular concern is the political dimension of Buddhist thought as reflected in this text, speculation on how the sutra might have been written in order to influence power relations in the Buddhist community, and how its arguments are structured in accordance with Buddhist ideas of tradition and authority.
This study looks at the text from a number of perspectives, including several current methodological models, philological analysis, and historical considerations. The purpose of this approach is to provide a multi-faceted analysis of this complex work.

C. John Powers, Ph.D. (1991), University of Virginia, is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA. He has published a number of works on Buddhist and Western philosophy and religion

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.7.1993
Reihe/Serie	Indian Thought ; 5
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	512 g
Einbandart	Leinen
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	90-04-09826-7 / 9004098267
ISBN-13	978-90-04-09826-8 / 9789004098268
Zustand	Neuware