Inglorious Bodhisattvas: The Path from Ugra to Vimalakirti
Most early Mahayana sutras glorify virya—vigor, or manliness—as the most desirable quality of a bodhisattva. But was this always the case? The purpose of this article is to argue that shifting notions of exemplar masculinity parallel the change from the early Mahayana, to mature developments of this...
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2014
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Religious studies and theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 125-139 |
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