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...
| Основен автор: | Ray, Reginald A. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Oxford University Press,
1999.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=287574 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Buddhist saints in India. |
| Резюме: |
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 "classical type" of the Buddhist saint, as it provides the presupposition for, and informs, the different major Buddhist saintly types and subtypes. Discussing the nature, dynamics, and history of Buddhist hagiography, he surveys the ascetic codes, conventions and traditions of Buddhist sain. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Originally published: 1994. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xviii, 508 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 448-467) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780198023630 0198023634 |