Negative Campaigning
Polemics against Brahmins in a Buddhist Sutta
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12908286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oliver Freiberger (0009-0005-8651-4284, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-76 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions of South Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2689 • E-ISSN: 1751-2697 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/rosa.v3i1.61 |
| OpenAlex | W1973027985 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper takes a close look at the ways Brahmins are portrayed in one sutta of the Pali canon that explains the ‘five ancient principles of Brahmins that today are seen in dogs, but not in Brahmins’. The paper analyses the method of comparing Brahmins with dogs and discusses the rhetorical purpose of this comparison by juxtaposing the respective statements with data from Brahmanical law texts. In the course of this analysis three rhetorical techniques are identified (reductionism, exaggeration, and generalization), which Buddhists employed in their polemics against Brahmins
Art · Buddhism · Epistemology · Exaggeration · Hinduism · Linguistics · Literature · Rhetorical question · Theology · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |