Buddhist Saints in India - A Study in Buddhist Values and Orientations (Paperback, Revised)

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 saints, and the cults both of living saints and of those who have "passed beyond." Ray traces the role of the saints in Indian Buddhist history, examining the beginnings of Buddhism and the origin of Mahayana Buddhism.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1999
First published:	September 1999
Authors:	Reginald A. Ray (Professor of Buddhist Studies, The Naropa Institute; Senior Instructor)
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	526
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-513483-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > General
LSN:	0-19-513483-4
Barcode:	9780195134834

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