Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 6, December 2007.IntroductionAccording to Abhidhamma, if one does not apprehend the true nature of language , th

Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 6, December 2007. Introduction The intricate, abstract, highly technical  data and information of mātikā̄s (doct

David L. McMahan, 2008, Oxford University Press   David L. McMahan’s book The Making of Buddhist Modernism is a study of the new modes of discourse and practice within Buddhism for the past 150 year