The Hīnayāna Fallacy by Bhikkhu Analayo ocbs.org/ojs/index.php/jocbs/issue/view/8/showToc In this article Bhikkhu Analayo examines the function of the term Hīnayāna as a referent to an institutional entity in the academic study of the history of Buddhism. He begins by surveying the use of the term by Chinese pilgrims travelling in India, followed by taking up to the Tarkajvālā’s depiction of the controversy between adherents of the Hīnayāna and the Mahāyāna. He then turns to the use of the term in the West, in particular its promotion by the Japanese delegates at the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893. He concludes that the current academic use of the term as a referent to a Buddhist school or Buddhist schools is misleading. Subscription to the Journal is offered by login for individuals and by Domain Name/IP Address for institutions and universities. For more information: ocbs.org/ojs/index.php/jocbs/about/subscriptions Phone: (+44) 01865 274 098 Email: [email protected]
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