Journal of Buddhist Studies, Volume XVI 2019
(JBS XVI 2019)

Editor,
Bhikkhu KL Dhammajoti 法光
Director & Professor,
The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong.
Chair Professor,
School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China.

Published by
Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka &
The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong (BDCHK).

Publication sponsored by
the Glorious Sun Charity Group, Hong Kong (旭日慈善基金).

CONTENTS:
Co-textuality of Sūtra and Early Abhidharma in the Abhidharmakośopāyikā-ṭīkā’s Discourse Quotations
Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā

Women in Early Buddhism
Bhikkhu Anālayo

Other Aspects of the Buddha’s Knowledge: Tathāgatabala and Catuvesārajja
Toshiichi Endo

Are Jhānas Required to End Suffering? A Study on the Roles of Jhānas in the Buddhist Path to Liberation
G.A. Somaratne

Guṇabhadra (394-468 AD): Intellectual Founder of the Jhāṇa/Chan/Zen 禅 School in East-Asia
Charles Willemen

Contribution of Miśrakābhidharmahṛdaya śāstra (Za a-pi-tan xin lun 雜阿毗曇心論) in the Development of the Abhidharma School in China
Lalji ‘Shravak’

Prophecies Concerning the Buddha’s Disciples in Early Buddhism
Venerable Wei Shan

Avadāna in the Twelve Aṅgas
Meide Xu

Gendered Appearances and Internalized Topographies: Indo-Tibetan Pure Lands in Comparative Contexts
Christina Partsalaki

Exposition on the Elements (Dhātunirdeśa): Chapter I of the Abhidharmakośa – Part II
KL Dhammajoti