The author answers criticisms made of his reflections in Forty-Three Years Ago" concerning the true value of the bhikkhu ordination
The present volume is a continuation of the bibliography and study presented in Panini, A Survey of Research, first published in the Netherlands (The Hague: Mouton & Co., 1976), subsequently publis…
The Abhidhamma, the third great division of early Buddhist teaching, expounds a revolutionary system of philosophical psychology rooted in the twin Buddhist insights of selflessness and dependent o…
In considering medieval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation, Receptacle of the Sacred explores how and why the South Asian Buddhist book-cult has survived for al…
The ancient book.--The text of Greek authors in ancient times.--The text of Latin authors in ancient times.--The history of Latin texts from the age of Charlemagne to the Italian renaissance.--Rece…
The present work is intended as a critical survey of research carried out in the area of Paninian grammar, including works by Paniniyas on semantics and philosophy of grammar. (Reprinted)
This is the definitive guide to the theories and concepts that make up the dynamic field of translation studies. Providing an accessible and fully up-to-date overview of key movements and theorists…
From the Preface The present volume provides an essential foundation for a social history of Indian Buddhist monasticism. Challenging the popular stereotype that represented the accumulation of mer…
Theravada is the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in the fifth-century BC. He claimed that human beings are responsible fo…
This best-selling textbook is the essential coursebook for any student studying in this field. Assuming no knowledge of foreign languages, In Other Words offers both a practical and theoretical gui…
The Translation Studies Reader provides a definitive survey of the most important and influential developments in translation theory and research, with an emphasis on twentieth-century developments…
Figments and Fragments of Mahayana Buddhism in India: More Collected Papers is the third in a series of collected essays by one of today's most distinguished scholars of Indian Buddhism. In the art…
Anyone reading English translations of Buddhist texts will encounter a host of names, terms, and phrases whose meanings are not clear even though they appear in English. Buddhism is famous for its …
Exploring Translation Theories presents a comprehensive analysis of the key traditional and contemporary paradigms of translation theory.rnrnThe book builds on Western theories of translation, star…
Since the Buddha did not fully explain the theory of persons that underlies his teaching, in later centuries a number of different interpretations were developed. This book presents the interpretat…
Beginning in the nineteenth century and continuing to the present day, both practitioners and admirers of Buddhism have proclaimed its compatibility with science. In Buddhism and Science, Donald S.…