Burning for the Buddha: Self-Immolation in Chinese Buddhism
Burning for the Buddha is the first book-length study of the theory and practice of "abandoning the body"(self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. It examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and d...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Honolulu
University of Hawaii Press
2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
| Series/Journal: | Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism
37 |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Buddhism (China) Customs and practices B Self-immolation B Self-immolation Religious aspects Buddhism B Buddhism / RELIGION / History |
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