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dc.contributor.advisor | Clarke, Shayne | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Emms, Christopher D. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-18T16:59:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-18T16:59:42Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2012-09-09 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2012-10 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | opendissertations/7337 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | 8390 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | 3305026 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/12451 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The Sanskrit prātimokṣa-sūtras contained in the Gilgit Buddhist manuscripts have been identified as belonging to the Mūlasarvāstivāda school. However, the identification of these manuscripts as Mūlasarvāstivādin texts is problematic. A key factor for determining the school affiliation of a prātimokṣa is the rule order. The Gilgit prātimokṣa-sūtras, however, differ in their rule order. In this thesis, I explore the relationship of these Gilgit prātimokṣa-sūtras to Mūlasarvāstivādin literature. In order to do so, I have conducted a comparative analysis of the Gilgit prātimokṣa-sūtras focusing on differences in rule order in Gilgit Serials 2, 3a, and 4b/4c. I have also compared the rule order contained within the Gilgit prātimokṣa-sūtras to known Mūlasarvāstivādin commentaries. I argue that we have evidence for two distinct Mūlasarvāstivādin Vinaya traditions within the Gilgit prātimokṣa-sūtras. The author(s)/redactor(s) of Gilgit prātimokṣa-sūtras 2 and 3a were aware of a tradition similar, if not identical, to that known to the author(s)/redactor(s) of the Mūlasarvāstivādin prātimokṣa-sūtra contained in the Tibetan canon. Serial 4b/4c contains a different Mūlasarvāstivādin Vinaya tradition, one that has close parallels to Mūlasarvāstivādin commentaries. The Gilgit prātimokṣa-sūtras, therefore, contain Sanskrit evidence for multiple Mūlasarvāstivādin Vinaya traditions. | en_US |
dc.subject | Buddhism | en_US |
dc.subject | Prātimokṣa | en_US |
dc.subject | Buddhist Monasticism | en_US |
dc.subject | History of Religions of Eastern Origins | en_US |
dc.subject | History of Religions of Eastern Origins | en_US |
dc.title | Evidence for Two Mūlasarvāstivādin Vinaya Traditions in the Gilgit Prātimokṣa-sūtras | en_US |
dc.type | thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Religious Studies | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Arts (MA) | en_US |
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