Assertion and Restraint in Dhamma Transmission in Early Pāli Sources

By Graham Dixon

Online pdf

Explains the strange way that Buddhists proselytize.

Featured in the course, " The Form(s) of Buddhism."

Published in 2015 in Buddhist Studies Review.

Bibtex Data

@article{dixon-graham2015-assertion-and-restraint,
    title={{A}ssertion and {R}estraint in {D}hamma {T}ransmission in {E}arly {P}āli {S}ources},
    author={Graham Dixon},
    year=2015,
    journal={Buddhist Studies Review},
    volume=32,
    number=1,
    keywords={form, indian},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={https://doi.org/10.1558/bsrv.v32i1.28960}
}

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