Precision in Pāḷi Philology (Part IV): De-Mythologizing Social, Clan, and Political Terminology in Canonical Pāḷi Correcting Colonial Anthropological Distortions of Yakkha, Deva, Nāga, and Gandhabba in Early Buddhist Literature

Precision in Pāḷi Philology (Part IV):De-Mythologizing Social, Clan, andPolitical Terminology in Canonical PāḷiCorrecting Colonial Anthropological Distortions of Yakkha, Deva,Nāga, and Gandhabba in Early Buddhist Literature

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-09
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23263077
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Indian and Buddhist Studies
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Precision in Pāḷi Philology (Part IV): De-Mythologizing Social, Clan, and Political Terminology in Canonical Pāḷi Correcting Colonial Anthropological Distortions of Yakkha, Deva, Nāga, and Gandhabba in Early Buddhist Literature

SARATH KUMARA MAHANTHIMULLA GAMAGE
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Indian and Buddhist Studies
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Precision in Pāḷi Philology (Part IV): De-Mythologizing Social, Clan, and Political Terminology in Canonical Pāḷi Correcting Colonial Anthropological Distortions of Yakkha, Deva, Nāga, and Gandhabba in Early Buddhist Literature

SARATH KUMARA MAHANTHIMULLA GAMAGE
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Precision in Pāḷi Philology (Part IV):De-Mythologizing Social, Clan, andPolitical Terminology in Canonical PāḷiCorrecting Colonial Anthropological Distortions of Yakkha, Deva,Nāga, and Gandhabba in Early Buddhist Literature

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Precision in Pāḷi Philology (Part IV): De-Mythologizing Social, Clan, and Political Terminology in Canonical Pāḷi Correcting Colonial Anthropological Distortions of Yakkha, Deva, Nāga, and Gandhabba in Early Buddhist Literature — SARATH KUMARA MAHANTHIMULLA GAMAGE · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS