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This work investigates the relationship between authority and heterodoxy in the early Mahāvihāra commentaries attributed to Buddhaghosa.

March 1, 2026

Aruna Gamage: Buddhaghosa, His Sources, and the Buddhist Others: Authority and Heterodoxy in Early Mahāvihāra Commentaries .(Studia Indologica Halensis 30.) Halle: Universitätsverlag Halle-Wittenberg, 2025. ISBN 978 3 86977 268 4.

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This work investigates the relationship between authority and heterodoxy in the early Mahāvihāra commentaries attributed to Buddhaghosa.
Analyzes early Buddhist texts and commentaries
Explores historical and cultural contexts
Identifies sources used by Buddhaghosa
Examines the concept of heterodoxy in Buddhist traditions
Reveals diverse influences on Buddhaghosa's writings
Highlights tension between authoritative texts and alternative interpretations
Demonstrates the complexity of early Buddhist doctrinal development

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Aruna Gamage: Buddhaghosa, His Sources, and the Buddhist Others: Authority and Heterodoxy in Early Mahāvihāra Commentaries.(Studia Indologica Halensis 30.) Halle: Universitätsverlag Halle-Wittenberg, 2025. ISBN 978 3 86977 268 4.

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Aleix Ruiz-Falqués (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a3d843ec16d51705d2f072 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/s0041977x26101086

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