Listening to the Therāgathā: Interplay of Rhythmic Uniformity and Change in Pāli Verses

dc.contributor.authorTam K.W.E.
dc.contributor.otherMahidol University
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-18T16:40:30Z
dc.date.available2023-06-18T16:40:30Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-01
dc.description.abstractIn the study of Pali metres, abundant research has been conducted on the establishment of rules and taxonomy, and scanning of unscanned verses. In comparison, the stylistic aspects of metres have been somewhat neglected. When the audiences listen to verses with their ears only set for metrical rules but not also the interplay of various rhythmic patterns, they fail to fully capture the aesthetic beauty and the very philosophical messages embedded in them. Taking the verses in the Dasanipāta of the Theragāthā as examples, this article focuses on the stylistic interplay of rhythmic uniformity and change in the expression of core messages in a Pāli poem. It aims to unveil the poets' strategies in the use of various types of metres and prosodic elements (opening, trimetre break, caesura and cadence) to create the narrative style of each poem and draw the audiences' attention to the Buddha's key teachings in the verses.
dc.identifier.citationBuddhist Studies Review Vol.39 No.1 (2022) , 113-140
dc.identifier.doi10.1558/BSRV.20059
dc.identifier.eissn17479681
dc.identifier.issn02652897
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85139296775
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/83463
dc.rights.holderSCOPUS
dc.subjectArts and Humanities
dc.titleListening to the Therāgathā: Interplay of Rhythmic Uniformity and Change in Pāli Verses
dc.typeArticle
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oaire.citation.endPage140
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.startPage113
oaire.citation.titleBuddhist Studies Review
oaire.citation.volume39
oairecerif.author.affiliationMahidol University

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