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Nāgārjuna in context : Mahāyāna Buddhism and early Indian culture

By Nagarjuna , Nāgārjuna; Walser , Joseph; Nāgārjuna

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
0-231-13164-X, 9780231131643, 9780231506236, 0231506236
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1733109 bytes)
Pages
369\384
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
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Description

Joseph Walser provides the first examination of Nagarjuna's life and writings in the context of the religious and monastic debates of the second century CE. Walser explores how Nagarjuna secured the canonical authority of Mahayana teachings and considers his use of rhetoric to ensure the transmission of his writings by Buddhist monks. Drawing on close textual analysis of Nagarjuna's writings and other Buddhist and non-Buddhist sources, Walser offers an original contribution to the understanding of Nagarjuna and the early history of Buddhism.

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