What the Buddha Thought - Richard Gombrich
The Buddha's Appropriation of Four (or Five?) Brahminical Terms
What the Buddha Thought - Richard Gombrich
Richard Gombrich
Oxford University
Description
This book shows how the Buddha both borrowed and twisted brahminical terminology. Five cases which seem to me important but not central I have here segregated in an appendix so that readers who find my discussions too technical can lighten their load by skipping them.