Devolution and Evolution in the Aggañña Sutta

While the Aggañña Sutta (D iii.27) has been characterized by scholars as ‘satire’ and ‘parody’, this paper seeks to establish segment # 10-16 of the Discourse as a historically and scientifically accurate characterization of the cyclical cosmic process of Devolution (saṃvaṭṭa) and Evolution (vivaṭṭa...

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Main Author: Sugunasiri, , Suwanda (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Simon Fraser University, David See Chai Lam Centre for International Communication 2013
In: Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 9, Pages: 15-104
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