Oral Texts in Indian Mahāyāna
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9892572 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Drewes (0009-0003-3850-5223, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 117-141 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indo-Iranian Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7246 • E-ISSN: 1572-8536 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15728536-05800051 |
| OpenAlex | W777934313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This paper reconsiders the idea that Indian Mahāyāna was specially involved with or indebted to the use of writing. Focusing on an analysis of the words ud √ grah , √ dhṛ , and pari ava √ āp , it argues that like the texts of other pre-modern Indian religious traditions, Mahāyāna sūtras were primarily used orally and mnemically, though like epics, purāṇas, and non-Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtras, they were also written and venerated in written form
Art · Buddhism · Literature · Theology · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Study and Philosophy of Religion
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |