Aruna Gamage: Buddhaghosa, His Sources, and the Buddhist Others: Authority and Heterodoxy in Early Mahāvihāra Commentaries .(Studia Indologica Halensis 30.) Halle: Universitätsverlag Halle-Wittenberg, 2025. ISBN 978 3 86977 268 4.

Key Points

• This work investigates the relationship between authority and heterodoxy in the early Mahāvihāra commentaries attributed to Buddhaghosa.
• Analyzes early Buddhist texts and commentaries
• Explores historical and cultural contexts
• Identifies sources used by Buddhaghosa
• Examines the concept of heterodoxy in Buddhist traditions
• Reveals diverse influences on Buddhaghosa's writings
• Highlights tension between authoritative texts and alternative interpretations
• Demonstrates the complexity of early Buddhist doctrinal development