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The Uses of Philology : A Case Study in Popularising Buddhism
Author Bamford, Geoffrey
Source Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
Volumev.9
Date2015.11
Pages43 - 56
PublisherOxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
Publisher Url https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/how-get-here
LocationOxford, UK [牛津, 英國]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
Abstract Buddhism has a presence in the public discourse of the ‘Western world’, for instance in the UK. It is a paradoxical presence — powerful in a way, but confused and confusing. This paper offers an illustrative case. A forthcoming contribution will analyse it further and suggest wider conclusions.

The context is two-fold. First, there is an attempt to popularise a general-purpose, non-denominational version of Buddhism for secular Westerners. Then, people in and around the UK policy establishment, who wish to address the fundamental challenges facing British society, are making use of the popularisers’ work.

Against this background, the paper focuses on a passage purportedly translated from the Pali. It shows the actual import of the passage and contrasts this with the way it has been represented. From a scholarly perspective, the attempt at popularisation is unsound; but it has had a significant impact.
ISSN20471076 (P)
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Created date2016.03.07
Modified date2017.09.06



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