Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism The Doctrinal History of Nirvana (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism)

METAPHOR AND LITERALISM IN BUDDHISM The notion of nirvana originally used the image of extinguishing a fire. Although t...
Author:  Soon-Il Hwang

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