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Project

History of development of the Buddhist monastic structure and rules: influence of Jainism
Code
3F010408
Duration
01 October 2008 → 30 October 2012
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Study of Buddhism
    • Comparative study of religion
    • Religion and society
    • Theology and religious studies not elsewhere classified
Keywords
buddhism jainism monastic rules monastic structure
 
Project description
 

In this research, the historical role of Jainism in the history of development of the Buddhist monastic structure and rules will be clarified through a thorough text-historical, philological and systematic analysis of the monastic texts of Buddhism and Jainism.