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Voice of the Buddha: Buddhaghosa on the Immeasurable Words by Maria Heim (review) |
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Sraman, Upali (著)
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| Source |
Philosophy East and West
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| Volume | v.71 n.2 |
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| Date | 2021.03 |
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| Pages | 1 - 5 |
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| Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
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https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/
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| Location | Honolulu, HI, US [檀香山, 夏威夷州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Voice of the Buddha: Buddhaghosa on the Immeasurable Words. By Maria Heim. : Oxford University Press, 2018. Pp. xi + 274. Hardback $99.00, ISBN 978-1909-0665-8 |
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| Abstract | Despite more than two hundred years of modern academic study of the Pali
literature, Pali commentaries still remain understudied. We know very little
about the reading practices of the traditional Pali commentators and
philosophers themselves. Maria Heim is one of the very few scholars invested in
filling this major lacuna in Buddhist studies. Heim’s 2014 publication, The
Forerunner of All Things: Buddhaghosa on Mind, Intention, and Agency, already
illuminated the philosophical acumen of Buddhaghosa, the foremost Pali
commentator of the fifth century CE, whose name is intertwined with Theravada
Buddhism itself. In her recent publication, the Voice of the Buddha:
Buddhaghosa on the Immeasurable Words, Heim continues to expand our
understanding of the fascinating world of Pali commentaries. She argues that
carefully observing the ways Buddhist authors themselves read canonical texts
and commented on them can be a valuable exercise to understand their
hermeneutic practices which can enrich our own ways of doing Buddhist studies.
In particular, this is a refreshing exploration into how Buddhaghosa, read,
understood, and interpreted buddhavacana (words of the Buddha) in the Pali
canonical texts and what we can learn from his practices of reading to become
better readers of the same texts. |
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| ISSN | 00318221 (P); 15291898 (E) |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1353/pew.2021.0038 |
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| Created date | 2021.07.13 |
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| Modified date | 2021.07.14 |
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