Burning for the Buddha: self-immolation in Chinese Buddhism
James A. Benn
Burning for the Buddha: self-immolation in Chinese Buddhism
Author
James A. BennPublisher
University of Hawai'i PressEdition 1
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Title and Author
Burning for the Buddha: self-immolation in Chinese Buddhism / James A. BennPublication Details
هونولولو : University of Hawai'i Press، 2007مPhysical Description
xiii, 360 p.; 24 cm.Subject
Self-immolation Religious aspects BuddhismSelf-immolation -- China
Buddhism -- China Customs and practices
series
(Kuroda Institute studies in East Asian Buddhism؛ 19)Language
انگلیسی"A Kuroda Institute book.".
Includes bibliographical references )p. 513-543( and index.
Includes bibliographical references )p. 513-543( and index.
Contents
Introduction -- "Mounting the smoke with glittering colors": self-immolation in early medieval China -- The Lotus Sutra, auto-cremation, and the indestructible tongue -- Samgha and the state: the power(s) of self-immolation -- Is self-immolation a "good practice"? Yongming Yanshou on relinquishing the body -- Local heroes in a fragmenting empire: self-immolation in the late Tang and five dynasties -- One thousand years of self-immolation -- Conclusion