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K. R. Norman's Pali Literature, published by Otto Harrassowitz in 1983, is a scholarly survey of the entire corpus of Pali Buddhist literature, written by one of the twentieth century's leading Pali philologists. Its authority rests on Norman's direct command of the Pali canon and its commentarial literature and on the book's standing as a standard reference work still cited by specialists in Theravada Buddhist textual studies. It is a survey rather than a translation or a study of any one text's doctrinal content, so a claim about a specific sutta's teaching needs that sutta's own translation or a focused study alongside this overview.
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K. R. Norman's Pali Literature, published by Otto Harrassowitz in 1983, the top tier reflecting Norman's direct command of the Pali canon and its commentarial literature as one of the twentieth century's leading Pali philologists, notwithstanding that it is a survey rather than a translation, so a claim about a specific sutta's teaching needs that sutta's own translation alongside this overview. NotesScholarly survey of Pali Buddhist literature.
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AuthorK. R. Norman
PublisherOtto Harrassowitz
Publication Year1983
Source Typeacademic monograph
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This source names Theravada directly: "work still cited by specialists in Theravada Buddhist textual studies."
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This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Councils and Synods, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
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