A Few Good Men: The Bodhisattva Path According to the Inquiry of Ugra (Ugrapariprccha) - Couverture rigide

Nattier, Jan

 
9780824826079: A Few Good Men: The Bodhisattva Path According to the Inquiry of Ugra (Ugrapariprccha)
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ISBN 10 : 0824826078 ISBN 13 : 9780824826079
Editeur : University of Hawai'i Press, 2003

Synopsis

A Few Good Men is a study and translationn of The Inquiry of Ugra (Ugrapariprccha), one of most influential Mahayana sutras on the bodhisattva path, but also one of the most neglected texts in Western treatments of Buddhism. To achieve a better understanding of the universe of ideas, activities, and institutional structures within which early self-proclaimed bodhisattvas lived, the author first considers the Ugra as a literary document, employing new methodological tools to examine the genre to which it belongs, the age of its extant versions, and their relationships to one another. She goes on to challenge the dominant notions that the Mahayana emerged as a "reform" of earlier Buddhism and offered lay people an "easier option." A Few Good Men will be compelling reading for scholars and practitioners alike and others interested in the history of Indian Buddhism and the formation of Mahayana.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jan Nattier is associate professor of Buddhist studies at Indiana University.

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Éditeur
University of Hawai'i Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0824826078
ISBN 13 
9780824826079
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
370
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Personne responsable
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