Ahimsā and its Ambiguities: Reading the story of Buddha and Aṅgulimāla

This paper focuses on the story of the Buddha’s encounter with Angulimāla, a vicious brigand who, subdued by the Buddha, renounces his outlaw ways for the monastic life, eventually attaining arahant status. The tale of Angulimāla has proven quite popular in Buddhist history and is often cited as evi...

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Auteur principal: Thompson, John M. 1964- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: De Gruyter 2015
Dans: Open theology
Année: 2015, Volume: 1, Numéro: 1, Pages: 160–174
Sujets non-standardisés:B Narrative
B Violence
B Interprétation
B Asoka
B Ahiṃsā
B Aṅgulimāla
B Ambiguity
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