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Religious giving and the invention of karma in Theravada Buddhism / / James R. Egge
| Religious giving and the invention of karma in Theravada Buddhism / / James R. Egge |
| Autore | Egge James R. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.391 |
| Collana | Curzon studies in Asian religion |
| Soggetto topico |
Karma
Theravāda Buddhism - Doctrines Generosity - Religious aspects - Buddhism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-138-86262-2
1-315-02904-9 1-136-85915-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: Question and Method; Meritorious giving and mental purification: one path or two?; Sacrifice and karma in the suttas and in history; The plan of this book; Part One Sacrifice and Karma in Didactic Verse and Discursive Prose; Chapter One: The Discourse of Sacrifice; The structure of Brahmanical sacrifice; Almsgiving as meritorious sacrifice; Uposatha observance as meritorious votive asceticism; Almsgiving as transfer of sacrificial substance; Why sacrifice?
Another ideology of the giftChapter Two: The Discourse of Karma; Karma in early Buddhist prose literature; Representations of Vedic sacrifice in karmic prose; The reduction of sacrifice to karma; Why karma?; The invention of karma in ancient South Asia; Part Two Sacrifice and Karma in Narrative; Chapter Three: The Centrality of Sacrifice in Vimānavatthu and Petavatthu; Meritorious and demeritorious acts; Eschatology and cosmology; The attainment of nirvāna; The dedication of dakisnā; Representations of givers Chapter Four: The Commentaries' Karmic Retelling of the Vimānavatthu and Petavatthu NarrativesMeritorious and demeritorious acts; Eschatology and cosmology; The dedication of daksinā and the dedication of merit; The social context of progress toward nirvāna; Chapter Five: Giving as Sacrifice, Karma, and Heroic Generosity in Sīhalavatthuppakarana; Meritorious acts and their fruits; The attainment of nirvāna; Demeritorious acts and the dedication of gifts; The social context of giving and of progress toward nirvāna; Afterword: Doctrine and Narrative; Notes; Bibliography Editions and translations of primary textsSecondary literature; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453541903321 |
Egge James R.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Religious giving and the invention of karma in Theravada Buddhism / / James R. Egge
| Religious giving and the invention of karma in Theravada Buddhism / / James R. Egge |
| Autore | Egge James R. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.391 |
| Collana | Curzon studies in Asian religion |
| Soggetto topico |
Karma
Theravāda Buddhism - Doctrines Generosity - Religious aspects - Buddhism |
| ISBN |
1-136-85922-5
1-138-86262-2 1-315-02904-9 1-136-85915-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: Question and Method; Meritorious giving and mental purification: one path or two?; Sacrifice and karma in the suttas and in history; The plan of this book; Part One Sacrifice and Karma in Didactic Verse and Discursive Prose; Chapter One: The Discourse of Sacrifice; The structure of Brahmanical sacrifice; Almsgiving as meritorious sacrifice; Uposatha observance as meritorious votive asceticism; Almsgiving as transfer of sacrificial substance; Why sacrifice?
Another ideology of the giftChapter Two: The Discourse of Karma; Karma in early Buddhist prose literature; Representations of Vedic sacrifice in karmic prose; The reduction of sacrifice to karma; Why karma?; The invention of karma in ancient South Asia; Part Two Sacrifice and Karma in Narrative; Chapter Three: The Centrality of Sacrifice in Vimānavatthu and Petavatthu; Meritorious and demeritorious acts; Eschatology and cosmology; The attainment of nirvāna; The dedication of dakisnā; Representations of givers Chapter Four: The Commentaries' Karmic Retelling of the Vimānavatthu and Petavatthu NarrativesMeritorious and demeritorious acts; Eschatology and cosmology; The dedication of daksinā and the dedication of merit; The social context of progress toward nirvāna; Chapter Five: Giving as Sacrifice, Karma, and Heroic Generosity in Sīhalavatthuppakarana; Meritorious acts and their fruits; The attainment of nirvāna; Demeritorious acts and the dedication of gifts; The social context of giving and of progress toward nirvāna; Afterword: Doctrine and Narrative; Notes; Bibliography Editions and translations of primary textsSecondary literature; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790808903321 |
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Egge James R.
|
||
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Religious giving and the invention of karma in Theravada Buddhism / / James R. Egge
| Religious giving and the invention of karma in Theravada Buddhism / / James R. Egge |
| Autore | Egge James R. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.391 |
| Collana | Curzon studies in Asian religion |
| Soggetto topico |
Karma
Theravāda Buddhism - Doctrines Generosity - Religious aspects - Buddhism |
| ISBN |
1-136-85922-5
1-138-86262-2 1-315-02904-9 1-136-85915-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: Question and Method; Meritorious giving and mental purification: one path or two?; Sacrifice and karma in the suttas and in history; The plan of this book; Part One Sacrifice and Karma in Didactic Verse and Discursive Prose; Chapter One: The Discourse of Sacrifice; The structure of Brahmanical sacrifice; Almsgiving as meritorious sacrifice; Uposatha observance as meritorious votive asceticism; Almsgiving as transfer of sacrificial substance; Why sacrifice?
Another ideology of the giftChapter Two: The Discourse of Karma; Karma in early Buddhist prose literature; Representations of Vedic sacrifice in karmic prose; The reduction of sacrifice to karma; Why karma?; The invention of karma in ancient South Asia; Part Two Sacrifice and Karma in Narrative; Chapter Three: The Centrality of Sacrifice in Vimānavatthu and Petavatthu; Meritorious and demeritorious acts; Eschatology and cosmology; The attainment of nirvāna; The dedication of dakisnā; Representations of givers Chapter Four: The Commentaries' Karmic Retelling of the Vimānavatthu and Petavatthu NarrativesMeritorious and demeritorious acts; Eschatology and cosmology; The dedication of daksinā and the dedication of merit; The social context of progress toward nirvāna; Chapter Five: Giving as Sacrifice, Karma, and Heroic Generosity in Sīhalavatthuppakarana; Meritorious acts and their fruits; The attainment of nirvāna; Demeritorious acts and the dedication of gifts; The social context of giving and of progress toward nirvāna; Afterword: Doctrine and Narrative; Notes; Bibliography Editions and translations of primary textsSecondary literature; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813281203321 |
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Egge James R.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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