Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities

This book presents a new answer to the question: what is nirvana? Part One distinguishes between systematic and narrative thought in the Pali texts of Theravada Buddhism, looking at the place of nirvana in both. Part Two explores other Buddhist utopias and relates Buddhist utopianism to studies of European and American utopian writing. Steven Collins discusses these issues in relation to textuality, world history, and ideology in premodern civilizations, aiming to contribute to a new vision of Buddhist history that integrates the inside and the outside of texts.

Author: Steven Collins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/02/2006
Pages: 712
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.27lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.56d
ISBN13: 9780521578424
ISBN10: 0521578426
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | General (see also Philosophy | Buddhist)

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