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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Language: | English |
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Simon Fraser University, David See Chai Lam Centre for International Communication
2013
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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 9, Pages: 15-104 |
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