Role of Heretical Teachers in Making of the Buddha and His Teachings: As in Pali Nikayas and Chinese Agamas
Shekhar, Parmita
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Book ID : 40192
ISBN-10 : 81-7854-230-7 / 8178542307
ISBN-13 : 978-81-7854-230-0 / 9788178542300
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2012
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
xvi, 167p., Index, 23 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
The Buddha rose above the extreme positions of Brahmanism and Sramannism and propounded his middle way, law of karma and transmigration without permanent soul to migrate. He gave thus a new turn to the ethical and philosophical thinking of the time.
Brahmanism upheld the efficacy of karma and transmigration and permanent soul that transmigrates with resultants of karma. On the other hand some heretical teachers of Sramanism denied the efficacy of karma and believed in determinism. Another was materialist who denied after birth. Yet another laid excessive emphasis on rigorous penances and moral laws and presented a synthesized view of soul as both permanent and transient.
This study has gone a long way to analyze the text of heretical views and assess their role in making of the Buddha and his teachings and also show whetever differences there are in the text of Pali and Chinese, are due to oral transmission of early scriptures. Inadvertently some portion of one's teachings went in name of other holding similar views.
