In fifth-and sixth-century China, one set of debates between Buddhists and their opponents
famously focused on the Buddhist claim that “the spirit survives [death]” 神不滅. Prior …

Sengchou 僧稠 (480–560) was one of the most famous and influential monks in sixth-
century China, and was especially renowned for his meditation practice. 3 A central cave …

This dissertation interprets a body of textual material from the earliest stratum of Chinese
formulations of" buddha-nature" thinking. Buddha-nature discourse is widely acknowledged …

One of Erik Zürcher's enduring interests was in the texts produced during the initial period of
Buddhist translation activity in China. In a wide range of studies he examined these texts …

Of the four complete Āgama collections, the Ekottarika Āgama (EĀ) has generated the most
controversy about whether it can be attributed to any early Buddhist school and, if so, which …

Jan Nattier much ink has been spilled in recent years on the proper interpretation of the
famous opening formula beginning with “Thus have i heard...”(skt. eva< m mayā śrutam, Pāli …

In the synoptic version of the Sūtra of Golden Light (Suvarṇa-[pra] bhāsottama-sūtrendra-
rāja; hereafter 'Suv'), viz. the Hebu jin guangming jing 合部金光明經 T 664 compiled in 597 …

There are six complete versions of the Pavāraṇā Sutta (Pravāraṇā Sūtra). The Ekottarika
Āgama version (EĀ 32.5) differs significantly from the other five. It contains an episode …

In previous work, I have shown that the (Mainstream,“smaller”) Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra
ascribed to Faxian is in fact almost certainly not his work, and that internal evidence closely …

Paccekabuddhas in the Isigili+sutta and its Ekottarika+āgama Parallel Bhikkhu Anālayo Page 1
Paccekabuddhas in the Isigili+sutta and its Ekottarika+āgama Parallel Bhikkhu Anālayo Abstract …