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Lambert Schmithausen (born 17
November 1939 in Cologne, Germany) is a
retired professor of
Buddhist Studies,
having served in
positions at the University...
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until the
first do****ented
split in the sangha.
According to
Lambert Schmithausen, it is "the
canonical period prior to the
development of
different schools...
- and the era of
Vajrayana or the "Tantric Age".
According to
Lambert Schmithausen Pre-sectarian
Buddhism is "the
canonical period prior to the development...
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various issues in
Buddhist Abhidharma thought.
According to
Lambert Schmithausen, the
first mention of the
concept occurs in the Yogācārabhumiśāstra,...
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definitely not
idealist (Anacker, Lusthaus, Wayman).
According to
Lambert Schmithausen, the
earliest surviving appearance of this term is in
chapter 8 of the...
- core of
oldest teachings, is a
matter of dispute.
According to
Lambert Schmithausen,
there are
three positions held by
modern scholars of
Buddhism with regard...
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freedom is certain, this is my last birth, now
there is no rebirth."
Schmithausen notes that the
mention of the four
noble truths as
constituting "liberating...
- inconsistencies, and are a
matter of
ongoing discussion and research.
According to
Schmithausen,
three positions held by
scholars of
Buddhism can be
distinguished regarding...
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Vetter 1988, p. xxi.
Buswell 2004, p. 416.
Matthews 1986, p. 124.
Schmithausen 1986, pp. 206–207.
Bronkhorst 1998, p. 13.
Kalupahana 1992, p. 166. Keown...
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concept of
karma may have been of
minor importance in
early Buddhism.
Schmithausen has
questioned whether karma already pla**** a role in the
theory of rebirth...