The Two Faces of Deva: The Māra/Brahmā Tandem
In this paper, I demonstrate how a comparison of the portrayals of Brahmadevas with the figure of Māra in Buddhist Pali texts can tell us a great deal about Indian Buddhist sociology that has been overlooked previously. This coordination of Brahma and Māra clearly serves to hierarchize human Brahmin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
2009
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Religions of South Asia
Year: 2009, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-60 |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism and evil
B Pali literature B Buddhist mythology B social dimensions of early Buddhism B Brahmin / Buddhist relations |
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