Sacred Biography in the Buddhist Traditions of South and Southeast Asia /

Sacred Biography in the Buddhist Traditions of South and Southeast Asia / / Juliane Schober.

This collection of previously unpublished essays presents a broad range of explorations into the biographical genre of the Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia. Each contribution examines sacred biography in one or more representational modalities in the texts, art history, literature, my...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
VerfasserIn:
Schober, Juliane,
MitwirkendeR:
Brown, Robert L.,
Houtman, Gustaaf,
Hudak, Thomas John,
Johnson, Paul Christopher,
McGill, Forrest,
Ray, Reginald A.,
Reynolds, Frank E.,
Schober, Juliane,
Strong, John S.,
Taylor, James L.,
Walters, Jonathan S.,
Woodward, Mark R.,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [1997]
©1997
Year of Publication:1997
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Trajectories in Buddhist Sacred Biography
  • Buddha Biography in Textual and Visual Narratives
  • Rebirth Traditions and the Lineages of Gotama: A Study in Theravāda Buddhology
  • The Biographical Imperative in Theravāda Buddhism
  • Narrative as Icon: The Jātaka Stories in Ancient Indian and Southeast Asian Architecture
  • Extensions of the Buddha Biography in Texts
  • A Family Quest: The Buddha, Yaśodharā, and Rāhula in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya
  • Nāgārjuna’s Longevity
  • Stūpa, Story, and Empire: Constructions of the Buddha Biography in Early Post-Aśokan India
  • The Jātakas and Biographies of Kings
  • Painting the “Great Life”
  • From Prose to Poetry: The Literary Development of Samuttakote
  • “Rationality” in the Biography of a Buddhist King: Mongkut, King of Siam (r.1851–1868)
  • The Biographical Genre in Local Buddhist Cults and Practice
  • In the Presence of the Buddha: Ritual Veneration of the Burmese Mahāmuni Image
  • The Textualization of a Monastic Tradition: Forest Monks, Lineage, and the Biographical Process in Thailand
  • The Biography of Modern Burmese Buddhist Meditation Master U Ba Khin: Life before the Cradle and past the Grave
  • Index
  • About the Contributors

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