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Lives Lived, Lives Imagined: Biography in the Buddhist Traditions |
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作者 |
Covill, Linda
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Roesler, Ulrike
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Shaw, Sarah
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出版日期 | 2010.08.10 |
頁次 | 236 |
出版者 | Wisdom Publications |
出版者網址 |
http://www.wisdompubs.org/
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出版地 | Boston, MA, US [波士頓, 麻薩諸塞州, 美國] |
資料類型 | 書籍=Book |
使用語言 | 英文=English |
摘要 | Buddhist biographies have different kinds of textual history and are conveyed through various media. They are composed by named poets or written down by anonymous redactors and compilers; they are told by bards and even enacted by performers. They are also written by historical persons as autobiographies, both "public" and "secret." They are addressed to different kinds of readerships and have diverse purposes, including forming a model for emulation, an explanation of the foundation of a particular community, or a narrative explication of doctrine. This book presents a multifaceted, multitradition portrait of Buddhist biographies. Part one deals with biographies of the Buddha, investigating Chinese sources and featuring poetic versions by Ashvaghosha. Part two contains modern Buddhist life stories, including a rare autobiography from Burma. Part three explores the Tibetan tradition. Together, these biographies give students and seekers a thoughtful overview of how diverse Buddhist teachers understand and explain the highest purpose of life. |
ISBN | 9780861715787 (pbk); 0861715780 (pbk) |
點閱次數 | 624 |
建檔日期 | 2011.03.29 |
更新日期 | 2011.03.29 |


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