The lives of the Buddha in the art and literature of Asia
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Author
Publication
1982 - University of Michigan, Center for South and Southeast Asian studies, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Language
English
Word Count
56,250 words, Guess
Page Count
225 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivelivesofbuddhaina0000cumm
- ISBN-100891480234
- ISBN-100891480226
- ISBN-139780891480235
- ISBN-139780891480228
and 6 more
- LibraryThing3977405
- Library of Congress Control Number80067341
- OCLC Control Number8810150
- Better World Books9780891480235
- Better World Books9780891480228
- Open LibraryOL4121329M
Classifications
- DDC700/.95
- LCCNX676.2 .C86 1982
- LCCNX676.2.C86 1982
and 1 more
- LCCN8193.2.A4 C844
Description
"This study will related various stories and episodes of the Buddha's many incarnations, including his final one, as they appear in the literature and art of Asia. On the one hand, they represent a vital interest in the Buddha as a teacher and example of righteous behavior, which is central to Hinayana, or Theravada [Doctrine of the elders], Buddhism. On the other hand, the miraculous content of so many of these stories reveals an aspect of the other main branch of Buddhism, Mahayana [The great vehicle] Buddhism. The stories about the past lives of the Buddha are called Jatakas or Birth Stories."--Introduction (p. 2).
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Series Statement
- Michigan papers on South and Southeast Asia ;
- no. 20
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