An Antinomian Allegory

By Andrew Huxley

Ananda, Upali and Devadatta act out a theoretical quarrel about Buddhist attitudes to law

An interesting allegorical reading of three prominent characters in the Theravada Vinaya.

About: The Vinaya Theravāda Characters in the EBTs

Published in 2002 in Buddhist Studies Review.

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    title={{A}n {A}ntinomian {A}llegory},
    author={Andrew Huxley},
    year=2002,
    journal={Buddhist Studies Review},
    volume=19,
    number=2,
    keywords={vinaya-pitaka,theravada,characters},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/antinomian-allegory_huxley-andrew}
}

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