The thesis, entitled "Bhrantivada: Reading the Lankavatara Sutra in Lieu of Metaphysics," examines the use of metaphors of place in the Sanskrit text of the Lankavatara Sutra. The incorporation of the fundamental doctrines of the text within a system of ascending "stages" (bhumis) is given particular attention, as this scheme presents the practical goals of the text by means of expressions of entry and abiding within "realms" (vihara, gocara, ayatana, alaya, ksetra, and visaya). / Reading the Lankavatara Sutra with attention to its actual terminology is suggested as an alternative to the approach taken in the only existing English version of the text, which renders the Lankavatara Sutra by means of interpolated expressions of "inner perception," and "self-realisation."
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.22463 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Creators | McVey, John Michael Auden |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Faculty of Religious Studies.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001272958, proquestno: MM74888, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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