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Download or read book Collected Papers on Buddhist Studies written by Padmanabh S. Jaini and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, a companion to the author`s Collected Papers on Jaina Studies, twenty-nine of his articles, encompassing some forty years of research on various facets of Buddhism, have been brought together for the first time. They cover a wide range of topics including comparative studies with Jainism, points of controversy within Abhidharma, the Bodhisattva career of Maitreya based on narratives from the Jatakas and Mahayana Sutras, and selections from Buddhist ritual texts.