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Burning for the Buddha : self-immolation in Chinese Buddhism /
"Burning for the Buddha: Self-Immolation in Chinese Buddhism is the first book-length study of the theory and practice of "abandoning the body" (self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. Although largely ignored by conventional scholarship, the acts of self-immolators (which included not...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawai'i Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Studies in East Asian Buddhism ;
no. 19. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Burning for the Buddha: Self-Immolation in Chinese Buddhism is the first book-length study of the theory and practice of "abandoning the body" (self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. Although largely ignored by conventional scholarship, the acts of self-immolators (which included not only burning the body but also being devoured by wild animals, drowning oneself, and self-mummification, among others) form an enduring part of the religious tradition and provide a new perspective on the multifarious dimensions of Buddhist practice in China from the early medieval period to the present time. This book examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and doctrinal context."--Jacket |
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| Notas: | "A Kuroda Institute book." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 360 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-345) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781435665958 1435665953 9780824861735 0824861736 |