Reading the Mahāvamsa : : The Literary Aims of a Theravada Buddhist History / / Kristin Scheible.

Vamsa is a dynamic genre of Buddhist history filled with otherworldly characters and the exploits of real-life heroes. These narratives collapse the temporal distance between Buddha and the reader, building an emotionally resonant connection with an outsized religious figure and a longed-for past. T...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:South Asia Across the Disciplines
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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