Thesis
Tradition and innovation in late South Asian Buddhism: the impact of spell practices on the recasting of Prajnaparamita scriptures
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The present study explores the later phase of Prajñāpāramitā scriptural production (ca. 8th-12th C), with special emphasis on South Asian sources. These scriptural sources, usually extremely concise, include materials also found in earlier strata of Prajñāpāramitā writing, but also add spells (dhāraṇīs), as well as occasional references to practices linked with mature esoteric Buddhism.
This study looks at such connections in detail, outlining the ways in which Prajñāpāramitā inte...
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Contributors
+ Zacchetti, S
Role:
Supervisor
+ von Rospatt, A
Role:
Examiner
+ Westerhoff, J
Role:
Examiner
ORCID:
0000-0002-2722-8289
Funding
+ Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Funder identifier:
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000719
Funding agency for:
Bianchini, F
Grant:
1785982
Programme:
St John's RCUK Scholarship
+ St. John's College, University of Oxford
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Programme:
St John's RCUK Scholarship
Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
- Language:
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English
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- Deposit date:
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2020-07-26
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- Copyright holder:
- Bianchini, F
- Copyright date:
- 2020
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