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Buddhist saints in India : a study in Buddhist values and orientations /

The issue of saints is a difficult and complicated problem in Buddhology. In this magisterial work, Ray offers the first comprehensive examination of the figure of the Buddhist saint in a wide range of Indian Buddhist evidence. Drawing on an extensive variety of sources, Ray seeks to identify the &q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ray, Reginald A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Edición:[New ed.].
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Conventions; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Buddhist Saints and the Two-Tiered Model of Buddhism; 2. Buddha Śāakyamuni as a Saint; 3. Saints of the Theragāthā and Therīgāthā4. Some Orthodox Saints in Buddhism; 5. Saints Criticized and Condemned; 6. Cults of Arhants; 7. The Solitary Saint, the Pratyekabuddha; 8. Bodhisattva Saints of the Forest in Mahāyāna Sutras; 9. Ascetic Traditions of Buddhist Saints; 10. The Buddhist Saints and the Stupa; 11. The Cult of Saints and Buddhist Doctrines of Absence and Presence; 12. The Buddhist Saints and the Process of Monasticization
  • Conclusion: Toward a Threefold Model of BuddhismBibliography; Index