Discussione:Canone pāli: differenze tra le versioni

Versione delle 09:35, 27 mag 2009

Versione delle 09:35, 27 mag 2009

Riga 555:

''The relatively young age of extant Sri Lankan manuscripts, most dating back no further than the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, reminds us that Sri Lankan Buddhists throughout history relied on texts that had been copied and recopied frequently.''

''When Ven. Välivita Saranamkara founded a reformed monastic lineage called the Siyam Nikaya in 1753, he prioritized monastic education with the requisite study and copying of manuscripts to revive the Sangha and to distinguish his community of monks, much like the earlier Mahavihara monks. (Blackburn 2001: 46–51). Many of the oldest extant Sri Lankan manuscripts date from this period.''

to revive the Sangha and to distinguish his community of monks, much like the earlier Mahavihara monks. (Blackburn 2001: 46–51). Many of the oldest extant Sri Lankan manuscripts date from this period.''

Stephen C. Berkwitz. ''Materiality and merit in Sri Lankan Buddhist manuscripts'' in ''Buddhist Manuscript Cultures Knowledge, ritual, and art''. Edited by Stephen C. Berkwitz, Juliane Schober