The Buddhist Forum: A Philological approach to Buddhism

anomalous forms Apadāna Aśoka Aśokan inscriptions Bechert Bhagavat bhāṇaka system bhikkhus bodhi brāhmaṇa brahmanical Brough Buddha Buddha's teaching Buddhaghosa Buddhavacana Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Buddhist Sanskrit Buddhist Studies Buddhist texts canonical texts century B.C.E. Chinese clear commentarial tradition consonant groups correct dhamma Dhammapada Dictionary Dipavamsa earlier early Buddhist edition etymology example existence explanation fact foll Gāndhārī give Hinüber interpretation Jain Jainism Jātaka jina Kathāvatthu Lamotte language lecture Magadha Māgadhi Mahāsānghikas Mahāvamsa manuscripts material meaning mentioned Middle Indo-Aryan Middle Indo-Aryan dialect nibbāna Niddesa nikāyas nirvāṇa noble truth Norman North India oral tradition pāda Pali Pāli canon Pāli texts perhaps philology phrase Prakrit probably recitation reference religion Rhys Davids Rock Edict samsāra sangha sangīti Sanskrit forms Sanskritisation scholars scribe script sects seems Sinhalese sometimes śramana Sri Lanka statement story suggests sutta syllables thera Theravādin canon tipiṭaka translation verse Vinaya vowel word writing written