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Burning for the Buddha - Self-Immolation in Chinese Buddhism (Paperback): James A. Benn

Burning for the Buddha - Self-Immolation in Chinese Buddhism (Paperback)

James A. Benn

Series: Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism

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Burning for the Buddha is the first book-length study of the theory and practice of ""abandoning the body""(self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. It examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and doctrinal context. Rather than privilege the doctrinal and exegetical interpretations of the tradition, which assume the central importance of the mind and its cultivation, James Benn focuses on the ways in which the heroic ideals of the bodhisattva present in scriptural materials such as the Lotus Sutra played out in the realm of religious practice on the ground.

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Imprint:	University of Hawaii Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism
Release date:	November 2016
Authors:	James A. Benn
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-0-8248-6789-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > General
LSN:	0-8248-6789-0
Barcode:	9780824867898