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The Stench of Sin : Reflections from Jain and Buddhist Texts
Author Granoff, Phyllis
Source Asiatische Studien : Zeitschrift der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Asienkunde=Etudes asiatiques : revue de la Société Suisse d'études asiatiques
Volumev.65 n.1
Date2011
Pages45 - 64
PublisherSwiss Asia Society=Schweizerische Asiengesellschaft
Publisher Url http://www.sagw.ch/asiengesellschaft
LocationZurich, Switzerland [蘇黎世, 瑞士]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
NotePhyllis Granoff, Yale University
AbstractThis article focuses on a recurring metaphor for sin in a range of Jain and Buddhist texts. Sin is seen as something physically disgusting and stinking. It is frequently compared to excrement. Descriptions of the human body, which also often stress its foul odor, suggest its invariable connection with sin. The paper concludes with some discussion about the “pure” bodies of perfected individuals, which are more like the bodies of animals than of humans.
Table of contentsI. Introduction: Smelly Sinners 45
II. The Human Condition: Stink and Sin 51
III. The Fragrance of Virtue and Some Conclusions 57
ISSN00044717 (P); 22355871 (E)
DOI10.5169/seals-154526
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Created date2017.03.30
Modified date2020.05.11



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