The Buddha: a Storied Life

The Buddha: A Storied Life brings together twelve leading Buddhist Studies scholars to tell the story of Buddha's expansive life. The book traces the Buddha biography from his past lives to his final rebirth, and then onwards after that, when his cremated remains pick up where his physical body...

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Main Author: Sasson, Vanessa R. (Author)
Contributors: Scheible, Kristin (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press, Incorporated 2023
In:Year: 2023
Further subjects:B Buddhism-Origin
B Buddhism-Doctrines
B Gautama Buddha
B Buddhism-History
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780197649466
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Summary:The Buddha: A Storied Life brings together twelve leading Buddhist Studies scholars to tell the story of Buddha's expansive life. The book traces the Buddha biography from his past lives to his final rebirth, and then onwards after that, when his cremated remains pick up where his physical body leaves off. Using multiple perspectives, voices, and sources, this volume sheds new light on the enduring story of Buddhism.
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Learning from John Strong: Many Ways of Reading the Many Life Stories of the Buddha by Charles Hallisey -- Introduction: The Never-Ending Story -- 1. The Vow That Starts the Story -- 2. Creative Tensions in the Past Lives of the Buddha -- 3. The Final Birth -- 4. A Timeless Love Story -- 5. A Great Departure -- 6. Around the Tree of Awakening -- 7. The Buddha's Career: Teachings and Miracles -- 8. Sorrow and its Ending in the Buddha's Last Days -- 9. The Buddha's Story Continues: Afterlives of the Relics -- 10. Overstory: First There is a Buddha, Then There is No Buddha, Then There Is -- Bibliography -- Index.
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ISBN:0197649491