A philological approach to Buddhism : the Bukkyō Dendō Kyōkai lectures 1994

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Contents Foreword Abbreviations Bibliography I Buddhism and Philology II Buddhism and Its Origins III Buddhism and Oral Tradition IV Buddhism and Regional Dialects V Buddhism and Writing VI Buddhism and Sanskritisation VII Buddhism and Aśoka VIII Buddhism and Canonicity IX Buddhism and the Commentarial Tradition X Philology and Buddhism Word Index This volume contains slightly revised versions of the lectures given by Professor Norman as Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai Visiting Professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies from January to March 1994. The lectures are designed for readers with little knowledge of philology. In the autumn 1993 I attended a conference in America on the State of the Art in Buddhist Studies.