Offensive language in Chinese Buddhic discipline texts: The anectodal preambles to the precepts

Chinese Buddhic writings condemn verbal abuse since their very beginning, but it is the translations of Indic works about vinaya that offer a systematic discussion of the topic. The juxtaposition of passages of various monastic discipline texts shows slight yet not unimportant differences concernin...

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Main Author: Paolo Villani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Torino 2022-07-01
Series:Kervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies
Online Access:https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/kervan/article/view/6919