Early Buddhism and Incommensurability.

The author comments on Charles Goodman's response to "Early Buddhism Reconsidered," an article by Adrian Kuzminski which evaluated the author's book "Greek Buddha: Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia." Topics discussed include a comparison between Normative Buddhism and Early Budd...

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Published in:Philosophy East & West: A Quarterly of Comparative Philosophy Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 1009 - 1017
Main Author: Beckwith, Christopher I.
Format: Article
Published: University of Hawai'i 2018
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Summary:The author comments on Charles Goodman's response to "Early Buddhism Reconsidered," an article by Adrian Kuzminski which evaluated the author's book "Greek Buddha: Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia." Topics discussed include a comparison between Normative Buddhism and Early Buddhism, the interpretation of Buddha's Sakamuni - Sakyamuni epithet, and the modern mistranslation in the Trilaksana.