Text as father : paternal seductions in early Mahāyāna Buddhist literature /

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Alan Cole sheds new light on the origin & nature of Mahāyāna Buddhism with close readings of four well-known texts: the Lotus Sūtra, Diamond Sūtra, Tathāgatagarbha Sūtra, & Vimalakīrtinirdeśa.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cole, Alan, 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley ; Los Angels : University of California Press, 2005.
Series:Buddhisms ; 9.
Subjects:
Mahayana Buddhism > Sacred books.
Paternalism > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Mahayana Buddhism > Doctrines.
Paternalisme > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
Bouddhisme Mahāyāna > Doctrines.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Mahayana Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism > Doctrines
Sacred books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Text as Father; 2. Who's Your Daddy Now? Reissued Paternity in the Lotus Sutra; 3. The Domino Effect: Everyone and His Brother Convert to the Lotus Sutra; 4. "Be All You Can't Be" and Other Gainful Losses in the Diamond Sutra; 5. Sameness with a Difference in the Tathagatagarbha Sutra; 6. Vimalakirti, or Why Bad Boys Finish First; Conclusion: A Cavalier Attitude toward Truth-Fathers; Bibliography; Index

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