Of Beggars and Buddhas : The Politics of Humor in the Vessantara Jataka in Thailand /

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The 547 Buddhist jatakas, or verse parables, recount the Buddha's lives in previous incarnations. In his penultimate and most famous incarnation, he appears as the Prince Vessantara, perfecting the virtue of generosity by giving away all his possessions, his wife, and his children to the beggar...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Bowie, Katherine Ann, 1950- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2017]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Tipiṭaka. > Suttapiṭaka. > Khuddakanikāya. > Jātaka. > Vessantarajātaka.
Jataka stories, Thai.
Buddhist stories, Thai.
Buddhist giving.
Buddhism and state.
Buddhism and politics.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Bouddhisme et politique > Thaïlande > Histoire.
Bouddhisme et État > Thaïlande > Histoire.
Don bouddhique.
Jataka stories, Thai > Political aspects.
Buddhist stories, Thai > Political aspects.
Jataka stories, Thai > Humor.
Buddhist stories, Thai > Humor.
Buddhism and politics > Thailand > History.
Buddhism and state > Thailand > History.
Thailand.
Humor.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo

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