Tathāgata and Tahāgaya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2784971 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E J Thomas (0000-0001-7089-0027, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1936 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 781-788 |
| Publication date | 1936-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x00141436 |
| OpenAlex | W2105117846 |
| Language | EN |
The term tathāgata has been the subject of much discussion, butthe latest treatment leaves even the etymology undecided. The conclusion reached by the Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionaryis " derivation uncertain ". The question of the meaning is also left almost as vague, for what is there said is that Mrs. Rhys Davids, quoting Lord Chalmers, suggests " he who has won through to the truth
Art · Epistemology · Etymology · Linguistics · Literature · Meaning (existential) · Original meaning · Subject (documents) · Term (time) · Ancient Near East History · Computer Science · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |