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13Subodhālaṅkāra (Porāṅa-ṭtīkā, Abhinava-ṭtīkā)SubodhalankaraJournal of the American Oriental Society 123 (1): 215. 2003.
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33Pali: A Grammar of the Language of the Theravada Tipitaka, with a Concordance to Pischel's Grammatik der Prakrit-SprachenJournal of the American Oriental Society 123 (4): 911. 2003.
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13A Critical Pali Dictionary, Begun by V. Trenckner, Continuing the Work of Dines Andersen and Helmer Smith, Vol. IIIJournal of the American Oriental Society 123 (4): 932. 2003.
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Nirvana: Concept, Imagery, NarrativeCambridge University Press. 2010.The idea of nirvana is alluring but elusive for non-specialists and specialists alike. Offering his own interpretation of key texts, Steven Collins explains the idea in a new, accessible way - as a concept, as an image, and as an element in the process of narrating both linear and cyclical time. Exploring nirvana from literary and philosophical perspectives, he argues that it has a specific role: to provide 'the sense of an ending' in both the systematic and the narrative thought of the Pali ima…Read more
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11Readings of the Vessantara Jataka (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2016.The _Vessantara Jataka_ is one of the most popular and influential Theravada Buddhist texts and the final and longest scripture in the Pali Canon. It tells the story of Prince Vessantara, who attained the Perfection of Giving by giving away his fortune, his children, and his wife. Prince Vessantara was the penultimate rebirth as a human of the future Gotama Buddha, and his extreme charity is frequently portrayed in the sermons, rituals, and art of South and Southeast Asia. This anthology feature…Read more
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33Remarks on the visuddhimagga , and on its treatment of the memory of former dwelling(s) ( pubbenivāsānussatiñāṇa )Journal of Indian Philosophy 37 (5): 499-532. 2009.
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87A Buddhist Debate About the Self; and Remarks on Buddhism in the Work of Derek Parfit and Galen StrawsonJournal of Indian Philosophy 25 (5): 467-493. 1997.
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