The Buddhist Ineffable Self and a Possible Indian Political Subject
It is well known that the sovereign, the cakkavatin, in India is the one who turns the wheel of dhamma. What is not so well appreciated is that the Buddha's dhammachakkapabbatana, the turning of the wheel of dhamma and the attainment of nibbana, can be read as a political act, involving the eme...
| Subtitles: | Political Theology in India |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2018]
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Political theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 19, Issue: 8, Pages: 734-750 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vasubandhu, Viṃśatiká
/ Buddhism
/ Dharma
/ Self
/ India
/ Political theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BL Buddhism KBM Asia TB Antiquity TK Recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Vasubandhu
B dhamma Nagarjuna B Buddhism B Ambedkar B Political Theology B political subjectivity |
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