Burning for the Buddha (häftad, eng)

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.

Format	Häftad
Omfång	376 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	University of Hawai'i Press
Utgivningsdatum	2016-11-30
ISBN	9780824867898