This selection of essays, originally published between 1988 and 2010, demonstrates that in the study of Buddhism a concern with detailed accuracy in philological and textual specifics can be combin…
Intended for modern students, inside or outside the classroom, this book presents an introductory sketch of Pali using both European and South Asian grammatical categories. It presents Pali in the …
Theravāda Buddhist civilizations and their modern formations / Juliane Schober and Steven Collins -- Periodizing Theravāda history : where to start? / Steven Collins -- the impact of the scie…
The idea of nirvana (Pali: nibbana) is alluring but elusive for non-specialists and specialists alike. Offering his own interpretation of key texts, Steven Collins explains the idea in a new, acces…