A Nirvana that Is Burning in Hell: Pain and Flourishing in Mahayana Buddhist Moral Thought
This essay analyzes the provocative image of the bodhisattva, the saint of the Indian Mahayana Buddhist tradition, descending into the hell realms to work for the benefit of its denizens. Inspired in part by recent attempts to naturalize Buddhist ethics, I argue that taking this mythological'...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
[2018]
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Sophia
Year: 2018, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 337-347 |
| RelBib Classification: | BL Buddhism NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B Buddhism B Mahayana Buddhism B Buddhist ethics B Hell |
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