Mahākāśyapa, His Lineage, and the Wish for Buddhahood: Reading Anew the Bodhgayā Inscriptions of Mahānāman
This article investigates the religious message of a set of inscriptions from Bodhgayā issued by Sinhalese monks in the 5th and 6th centuries ce. The long inscription of the hierarch Mahānāman, in particular, allows an in-depth understanding of this monk’s self-representation as the heir of a virtuo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2014, Volume: 57, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 1-60 |
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Mahākāśyapa
adhiṣṭhāna
Sthāvirīya / Theriya lineages
aspirations to Buddhahood
Mahāyāna / Bodhisattvayāna
Māravijaya
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