Lives Lived, Lives Imagined: Biography In The Buddhist Traditions
by Sarah Shaw /
2010 / English / PDF
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From the Buddha in ancient India to a nun in modern-day Los
Angeles,
From the Buddha in ancient India to a nun in modern-day Los
Angeles,Lives Lived, Lives Imagined
Lives Lived, Lives Imagined crosses time,
traditions, and cultures to present fascinating depictions of lives
lived on the Buddhist path. Buddhist biographies come to life in
many forms; they come from known poets and anonymous compilers;
they are told by bards and even enacted by performers; they may
also be autobiographies, either public or secret. Equally diverse
have been the purposes they have served - as models for emulation,
as origin stories for a particular community or lineage, or as
narrative explications of doctrine.
crosses time,
traditions, and cultures to present fascinating depictions of lives
lived on the Buddhist path. Buddhist biographies come to life in
many forms; they come from known poets and anonymous compilers;
they are told by bards and even enacted by performers; they may
also be autobiographies, either public or secret. Equally diverse
have been the purposes they have served - as models for emulation,
as origin stories for a particular community or lineage, or as
narrative explications of doctrine.
This book, a collection of papers presented at a conference at the
University of Oxford, presents a multifaceted, multitradition
portrait of Buddhist biographies. Part 1 deals with biographies of
the Buddha, investigating Chinese and Pali sources and the Sanskrit
dramatizations of Asvaghosa. Part 2 contains modern Buddhist life
stories, including a rare autobiography from Burma. Part 3 explores
the Tibetan tradition, including such well-known figures as
Milarepa, Shakya Chogden, and Karmapa Mikyo Dorje. Together, these
biographies and studies reveal the rich diversity of Buddhism's
myriad incarnations over its long history and the dynamic scope of
its thought and practice.
This book, a collection of papers presented at a conference at the
University of Oxford, presents a multifaceted, multitradition
portrait of Buddhist biographies. Part 1 deals with biographies of
the Buddha, investigating Chinese and Pali sources and the Sanskrit
dramatizations of Asvaghosa. Part 2 contains modern Buddhist life
stories, including a rare autobiography from Burma. Part 3 explores
the Tibetan tradition, including such well-known figures as
Milarepa, Shakya Chogden, and Karmapa Mikyo Dorje. Together, these
biographies and studies reveal the rich diversity of Buddhism's
myriad incarnations over its long history and the dynamic scope of
its thought and practice.
