The classification of nouns (nāma) in Buddhaghosa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2807082 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paolo Visigalli (0000-0001-9944-2738, Shanghai Normal University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-97 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-01 |
| 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/s0041977x2200026x |
| OpenAlex | W4281790409 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper provides the first detailed analysis of the models for classing nouns found in the early Pali exegetical texts traditionally assigned to the fifth-century monk-scholar Buddhaghosa. It identifies three fourfold models and argues that: (a) each model has a distinctive distribution; (b) the original occurrence in each model serves a specific purpose, which can be identified through studying the relation between these original occurrences and their respective context; (c) Buddhaghosa did not invent these models but repurposed pre-existing models to fit specific exegetical needs; (d) Buddhaghosa's reuse of these inherited models is consistent with his view expressed elsewhere that Pali is a sacred, perfect language; and (e) in developing these models, the unknown authors combined influences from the Pali canon and Sanskrit grammatical sources. Finally, I briefly consider whether studying the models sheds new light on the early history of Pali grammar
Archaeology · Context (archaeology) · Grammar · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Noun · Relation (database) · Sanskrit · Artificial Intelligence · Chinese history and philosophy · Computer Science · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |