The Buddha: A Storied Life - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Vanessa R. Sasson (Editor), Kristin Scheible (Editor)Publish date:2023-10-24Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197649473ISBN-10:197649475UPC:9780197649473Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:History, Rituals & Practice, Asian StudiesSize:9.30 x 6.17 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.0318Product ID:SCE85N1M1Z
The Buddha: A Storied Life
Retellings of the Buddha's life story have animated and sustained Buddhist thought and practice through some 2,500 years of history. To this day, Buddhist holidays and rituals are pinned to the arc of his biography, celebrating his birth, awakening, teaching, and final nirvana. His story is the model that exemplary Buddhists follow. Often, there is a moment of insight akin to the Buddha's...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197649473ISBN-10:197649475UPC:9780197649473Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:History, Rituals & Practice, Asian StudiesSize:9.30 x 6.17 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.0318Product ID:SCE85N1M1Z
Vanessa R. Sasson is Professor of Religious Studies at Marianopolis College, Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, and Research Member of Centre d'études et de recherches sur l'Inde, l'Asie du Sud et sa diaspora at Université du Québec à Montreal. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including Yasodhara and the Buddha (2021) and The Gathering: A Story of the First...
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