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245 14 a| The perfection of wisdom in first bloom :b| relating early Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā to Āgama literature /c| Bhikkhu Anālayo ; foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

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The perfection of wisdom in first bloom : relating early Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā to Āgama literature / Bhikkhu Anālayo ; foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Author/creator	Anālayo, 1962- author.
Other author	Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- writer of foreword.
Format	Book
Publication	New York, NY : Wisdom Publications, [2025]
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	x, 500 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Mahayana Buddhism--History. Mahayana Buddhism--Sacred books. Mahayana Buddhism--Doctrines.

Abstract	"In this work we have a rare perspective on the early history of Mahāyāna Buddhism and the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñāpāramitā). With his characteristic clarity and precision, Bhikkhu Anālayo critically analyzes early Perfection of Wisdom literature by comparing two of the earliest versions of the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā, or the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines, one in Chinese and the other in Gāndhārī, one of the oldest - if not the oldest - surviving Mahāyāna manuscripts discovered to date, along with its parallels and similar texts in Pali, Tibetan, and Sanskrit. With an astonishing command of the languages of the ancient Buddhist world, scholar-monk Bhikkhu Anālayo sifts through the layers of history and unveils new perspectives on the ideas and figures in early Perfection of Wisdom and Mahāyāna literature, from the emerging bodhisattva ideal and its relationship with Jātaka tales to the status of women as seen in Perfection of Wisdom texts. In doing so, Bhikkhu Anālayo reveals fresh insights into how Mahāyāna traditions developed, the motivations of their authors and supporters, and just how porous the distinctions between Mahāyāna and non-Mahāyāna were from the beginning. This is a rare opportunity to peer through a window at the very beginnings of Mahāyāna thought-before the traditions had coalesced into their familiar, modern form"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Anālayo, Bhikkhu. Perfection of wisdom in first bloom New York, NY, USA : Wisdom, [2025] 9781614299929
LCCN	2024042417
ISBN	9781614299998
ISBN	1614299994 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book

The perfection of wisdom in first bloom : relating early Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā to Āgama literature / Bhikkhu Anālayo ; foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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