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] ©2016 |
| 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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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note On Transliteration And Translation
- Introduction
- 1. Instructions, Admonitions, And Aspirations In Vamsa Proems
- 2. Relocating The Light
- 3. Nāgas, Transfigured Figures Inside The Text, Ruminative Triggers Outside
- 4. Nāgas And Relics
- 5. Historicizing (In) The Pāli Dīpavaṃsa and Mahāvaṃsa
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index