Re: Historical Analysis of the Pali Canon

Dear Natalie,

This book may interest you:

_Studies in the Origins of Buddhism_, G.C. Pande, published by
Motilal Banarsidass in India.

The following is taken from a much more detailed table of contents:

Part I: Studies in the Early Buddhist Sources
Ch.
I The Buddhist Canon and its Chronology
II The Stratification of the Nikaayas: Problems and Methods
III The Stratification of Suttanipaata, Itivuttaka, and Udaana
IV Early and Late in the Diigha-Nikaaya
V Early and Late in the Majjhima-Nikaaya
VI Early and Late in the Sa.myutta-Nikaaya
VII Early and Late in the A"nguttara-Nikaaya

Part II: Studies in the Historical and Cultural Background of Early
Buddhism (Chapters VIII-X)

Part III: Studies in Early Buddhist Doctrines (Chapters XI-XV)

Best wishes, Jim

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "natalie_indeed" <natalie_indeed@...>
wrote:

> Dear lovely bickering members,
>
> I am in the process of both deepening my practice and beginning to
> study the Pali Canon as an academic. My question regards the latter.
> Does anyone have any recommendations for scholarly books and/or
> articles that trace the historical development of the Theravada

Canon,

> i.e., older sections, newer sections, and so on? Also, I still need

to

> get a firm grasp on the historical development of the different

Nikaya

> schools in India and their respective doctrinal positions. I'm
> currently reading Hirakawa/Paul Groner's _History of Indian

Buddhism_,

> but it's not quite as in-depth as I had hoped and it's probably

also a

> bit dated.
>
> Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
>
> Kindness,
> Natalie Fisk
> Graduate Theological Union