Buddhist Text: 1 definition
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Buddhist Text means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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: WikiPedia: BuddhismBuddhist texts can be categorized in a number of ways. The Western terms "scripture" and "canonical" are applied to Buddhism in inconsistent ways by Western scholars: for example, one authority refers to "scriptures and other canonical texts", while another says that scriptures can be categorized into canonical, commentarial and pseudo canonical. A rather more definite division is that between Buddhavacana (the Word of the Buddha) and other texts. The former, including the Sutras (Sanskrit) or Suttas (Pali), are held to be the literal words of the historical Buddha or close approximations thereof. The latter are the various commentaries on canonical texts and other treatises on the Dharma, as well as collections of quotations, histories, grammars, and other texts. Sometimes texts that are considered commentaries by some are regarded by others as Buddhavacana. Within Buddhavacana, there is a chronological difference between the early Buddhist texts (e.g. the Pali Canon and the Agamas), and the Mahayana sutras. Whereas some scholars believe that some portions of the Pali Canon and Agamas could contain the actual substance of the historical teachings (and possibly even the words) of the Buddha, this is not the case for the Mahayana sutras, for which only adherence to the spirit of the Buddha would be claimed by non fundamentalist Mahayanists.
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Search found 116 books and stories containing Buddhist Text, Buddhist texts; (plurals include: Buddhist Texts, Buddhist textses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Puppetry in Assam (by Gitali Saikia)
Puppetry in India (Introduction) < [Chapter 2]
Alchemy in India and China (by Vijaya Jayant Deshpande)
9. Introduction to the Rasaratnasamuccaya of Vagbhata (14th century) < [Chapter 2 - Alchemy in India]
2. Buddhist Monks and their Translation Activity < [Chapter 5 - Transmission of Alchemical and Chemical ideas]
6. References to Alchemy in Ganda Vyuha Sutra < [Chapter 5 - Transmission of Alchemical and Chemical ideas]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Research Questions and Aims of the Study < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Literature Review < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Conclusion: Summary of Present Research < [Chapter 6 - Conclusion]
Buddhist iconography in and outside India (Study) (by Purabi Gangopadhyay)
Introduction (Indian Buddhist and Brahmanical deities) < [Chapter 2: Indian Buddhist Iconography (a Comparative Study)]
Ten-bu images in Japan < [Chapter 4: Japanese Buddhist Iconography (a Comparative Study)]
The introduction of Buddhism in China < [Chapter 3: Influence of Indian Buddhist Art on China and Korea]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Empirical Relevance of Vanna, Jati and Kula < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
High and Low strata in Buddhist texts < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
The Significance of the Gahapati in the Buddhist View of Stratification < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Karandavyuha Sutra (by Mithun Howladar)
Edgerton鈥檚 views regarding Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit < [Appendix 1 - Buddhist Sanskrit Language]
Part 16 - Growth of Buddhist Sanskrit (5th century B.C. to 1st century A.D.) < [Appendix 1 - Buddhist Sanskrit Language]
Part 18 - Perspective on Bodhisattva and 艢r膩vaka < [Appendix 2 - Buddhist Philosophy]
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