Burning for the Buddha: Self-Immolation in Chinese Buddhism - Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism - James A. Benn - Books - University of Hawai'i Press - 9780824867898 - November 30, 2016
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James A. Benn
Burning for the Buddha: Self-Immolation in Chinese Buddhism - Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism

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Offers the first book-length study of the theory and practice of “abandoning the body”(self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. This book examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and doctrinal context.

376 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 30, 2016
ISBN13 9780824867898
Publishers University of Hawai'i Press
Pages 376
Dimensions 155 × 230 × 27 mm   ·   539 g

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