Early Buddhist Oral Tradition: Textual Formation And Transmission

From the intro: In the following pages I examine the early Buddhist oral tradition from the viewpoint of its formation and transmission. The central question I intend to explore is how best to understand its dynamics: What is the most appropriate model for interpreting the existence of numerous variations between versions of a discourse preserved by different reciter lineages, given that these same parallels also show a remarkable degree of similarity and correspondence (together with exhibiting features of memorization that point to a concern with accurate transmission)? The present book is meant to express my current understanding of this topic in a way accessible to the general reader--

• | Author: Bhikkhu Analayo
• | Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• | Publication Date: Jul 05, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 312 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Religion
• | ISBN-10: 1614298270
• | ISBN-13: 9781614298274