Unfortunate destiny: animals in the Indian Buddhist imagination
Unfortunate destiny -- Introduction -- Unfortunate destiny: animals in a Buddhist cosmos -- Catching sight of the Buddha: -- Faithful animals in the Divyavadana and Avadanasataka -- When animals speak: animals in the Pali Jatakas -- Introduction -- (Human) nature, red in tooth and claw -- Animal sav...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2017]
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| Dans: | Année: 2017 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Sanskrit
/ Pāli
/ Littérature bouddhiste
/ Animaux
B Avadana / Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Jātaka |
| Classifications IxTheo: | BL Bouddhisme |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Buddhism (India)
B Animals in literature B Animals Religious aspects Buddhism B Buddhist literature (India) Themes, motives |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) |
| Résumé: | Unfortunate destiny -- Introduction -- Unfortunate destiny: animals in a Buddhist cosmos -- Catching sight of the Buddha: -- Faithful animals in the Divyavadana and Avadanasataka -- When animals speak: animals in the Pali Jatakas -- Introduction -- (Human) nature, red in tooth and claw -- Animal saviors -- Animal doubles of the Buddha -- Introduction -- Scapegoat for the Buddha: the horse Kanthaka -- Mirror for the Buddha: the elephant Parileyyaka -- Billboard for the Buddha: the elephant Naagiri |
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| Description: | Includes Bibliography (p. 217 - 229) and index (p. 231 - 242) |
| ISBN: | 0190637544 |