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Burning for the Buddha
James A. Benn
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"Burning for the Buddha: Self-Immolation in Chinese Buddhism is the first book-length study of the theory and practice of "abandoning the body" (self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. Although largely ignored by conventional scholarship, the acts of self-immolators (which included not only burning the body but also being devoured by wild animals, drowning oneself, and self-mummification, among others) form an enduring part of the religious tradition and provide a new perspective on the multifarious dimensions of Buddhist practice in China from the early medieval period to the present time. This book examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and doctrinal context."--BOOK JACKET.

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University of Hawai'i Press
Language
English
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360

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Subjects
Buddhism, china, Self-immolation, Buddhism, Customs and practices, Religious aspects

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2007, University of Hawaii Press
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BQ, BQ5680.S45B46 2007, BQ5680.S45 B46 2007

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xiii, 360 p. ;
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360

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OL22751456M
ISBN 13
9780824829926
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2006035361
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74964720
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1006783
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