An edition of Rediscovering the Buddha
(2009)
Rediscovering the Buddha
legends of the Buddha and their interpretation
by Hans H. Penner
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Hans Penner takes a look at the classic stories of the life of the Buddha. He takes issue with Max Weber's assertion that 'Buddhism is an other-worldly ascetic religion', a point of view that remains dominant in the received tradition and in most contemporary studies of Buddhism.
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Rediscovering the Buddha: legends of the Buddha and their interpretation
2009, Oxford University Press
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0195385829 9780195385823
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Table of Contents
Introduction to part I
Cosmology and the great declaration
The perfection of giving
The birth and early life of Gotama
Flight from the palace
Enlightenment and liberation
The Buddha begins to teach
The Buddha becomes a wonder worker
The Buddha meets a king and two brilliant ascetics
Rules, rules and more rules
The Buddha goes home
The Buddha receives a gift and befriends a king
Meeting a murderer, a visit home, and a quick trip to heaven
Devadatta attempts to kill the Buddha
The buddha's last days
Once the buddha was a universal monarch
The last watch and the funeral
Introduction to part II
The quest for the historical Buddha
The cosmological structure
The legends as rites of passage
The great agent : universal monarchs and Buddhas
The gift, the renouncer, and the householder.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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