Author: Edward Byles Cowell
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 732
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The Divyavadana
Author: Edward Byles Cowell
Publisher:
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 732
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Publisher:
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 732
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Divine Stories
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Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0861718313
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Divine Stories is the inaugural volume in a landmark translation series devoted to making the wealth of classical Indian Buddhism accessible to modern readers. The stories here, among the first texts to be inscribed by Buddhists, highlight the moral economy of karma, illustrating how gestures of faith, especially offerings, can bring the reward of future happiness and ultimate liberation. Originally contained in the Divyavadana, an enormous compendium of Sanskrit Buddhist narratives from the early Common Era, the stories in this collection express the moral and ethical impulses of Indian Buddhist thought and are a testament to the historical and social power of narrative. Long believed by followers to be the actual words of the Buddha himself, these divine stories are without a doubt some of the most influential stories in the history of Buddhism.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0861718313
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Divine Stories is the inaugural volume in a landmark translation series devoted to making the wealth of classical Indian Buddhism accessible to modern readers. The stories here, among the first texts to be inscribed by Buddhists, highlight the moral economy of karma, illustrating how gestures of faith, especially offerings, can bring the reward of future happiness and ultimate liberation. Originally contained in the Divyavadana, an enormous compendium of Sanskrit Buddhist narratives from the early Common Era, the stories in this collection express the moral and ethical impulses of Indian Buddhist thought and are a testament to the historical and social power of narrative. Long believed by followers to be the actual words of the Buddha himself, these divine stories are without a doubt some of the most influential stories in the history of Buddhism.
The Divyavadana, a Collection of Early Buddhist Legends Now First Edited from the Napalese Sanskrit Mss. in Cambridge and Paris
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Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 766
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Publisher: CUP Archive
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Languages : en
Pages : 766
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The Legend of King Aśoka
Author: John S. Strong
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120806160
Category : Aśoka, King of Magadha, active 259 B.C.
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This first English translation of the Asokavadana text, the Sanskrit version of the legend of King Asoka, first written in the second century A.D. Emperor of India during the third century B.C. and one of the most important rulers in the history of Buddhism. Asoka has hitherto been studied in the West primarily from his edicts and rock inscriptions in many parts of the Indian subcontinent. Through an extensive critical essay and a fluid translation, John Strong examines the importance of the Asoka of the legends for our overall understanding of Buddhism. Professor Strong contrasts the text with the Pali traditions about Kind Asoka and discusses the Buddhist view of kingship, the relationship of the state and the Buddhist community, the king s role in relating his kingdom to the person of the Buddha, and the connection between merit making, cosmology, and Buddhist doctrine. An appendix provides summaries of other stories about Asoka.
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120806160
Category : Aśoka, King of Magadha, active 259 B.C.
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This first English translation of the Asokavadana text, the Sanskrit version of the legend of King Asoka, first written in the second century A.D. Emperor of India during the third century B.C. and one of the most important rulers in the history of Buddhism. Asoka has hitherto been studied in the West primarily from his edicts and rock inscriptions in many parts of the Indian subcontinent. Through an extensive critical essay and a fluid translation, John Strong examines the importance of the Asoka of the legends for our overall understanding of Buddhism. Professor Strong contrasts the text with the Pali traditions about Kind Asoka and discusses the Buddhist view of kingship, the relationship of the state and the Buddhist community, the king s role in relating his kingdom to the person of the Buddha, and the connection between merit making, cosmology, and Buddhist doctrine. An appendix provides summaries of other stories about Asoka.
A Study of the Svāgata Story in the Divyāvadāna in Its Sanskrit, Pāli, Tibetan, and Chinese Versions
Author: Kenneth K. S. Chʻen
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Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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The Divyavadana: a collection of early Buddhist legends; Sanskrit text in transcription, ed
Author: Divyavadana
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Thus Have I Seen
Author: Andy Rotman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195366158
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This book offers a new approach to understanding Buddhist lay and monastic practice by recognizing the crucial role that visual practices played in Indian Buddhism in the early centuries of the Common Era. In the genre of Indian Buddhist narratives known as avadana, most lay religious practice consists not of reading, praying, or meditating, but of visually engaging with certain kinds of objects. The key for understanding the Buddhist conceptualization about the world and the ways it should be navigated is found, in these stories, in ways of seeing and the results of seeing.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195366158
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This book offers a new approach to understanding Buddhist lay and monastic practice by recognizing the crucial role that visual practices played in Indian Buddhism in the early centuries of the Common Era. In the genre of Indian Buddhist narratives known as avadana, most lay religious practice consists not of reading, praying, or meditating, but of visually engaging with certain kinds of objects. The key for understanding the Buddhist conceptualization about the world and the ways it should be navigated is found, in these stories, in ways of seeing and the results of seeing.
The Divyavadana
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788121221450
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 711
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ISBN: 9788121221450
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 711
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India as Reflected in the Divyāvadāna
Author: Kalpana Upreti
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Description: Divyavadana is a quite voluminous book written in mixed Sanskrit and belonging to the school of the Sarvastivadh Buddhists. The main emphasis in the text is on the Buddhist concept of Karma and the consequent result (phala). Religiosity and charity have been consciously stressed by the author/authors of the text to increase the interaction between the laity and the monastic establishments. Being a student of Buddhist philosophy as well as history, the author has tried to study the text from various angles with a multidisciplinary approach. Some questions have been raised for further research work. The work hopefully will benefit the students of Buddhist studies particularly for the study of changes in thought as well as in religious perception that took place in different Buddhist schools. It will also help the students of ancient Indian history as the text is replete with information on the socio-economic, political and religious ideas and institutions of India during the first few centuries of the Christian era.
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Description: Divyavadana is a quite voluminous book written in mixed Sanskrit and belonging to the school of the Sarvastivadh Buddhists. The main emphasis in the text is on the Buddhist concept of Karma and the consequent result (phala). Religiosity and charity have been consciously stressed by the author/authors of the text to increase the interaction between the laity and the monastic establishments. Being a student of Buddhist philosophy as well as history, the author has tried to study the text from various angles with a multidisciplinary approach. Some questions have been raised for further research work. The work hopefully will benefit the students of Buddhist studies particularly for the study of changes in thought as well as in religious perception that took place in different Buddhist schools. It will also help the students of ancient Indian history as the text is replete with information on the socio-economic, political and religious ideas and institutions of India during the first few centuries of the Christian era.
The Divyavadana
Author: Robert Alexander Neil
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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