The Glorious Deeds of Purna: A Translation and Study of the Purnavadana
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The Glorious Deeds of Purna: A Translation and Study of the Purnava...
Author: Joel Tatelman
Brand: Exotic India
Edition: New edition
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 240
Release Date: 01-12-2001
Part Number: IDD405
Details: The avadana literature is the largess corpus of Sanskrit Buddhist texts available to us. By providing an annotated translation of and applying themethods of literary criticism to, a first-century account of the life of the saint Purna, the present study introduces the reader to the richness and complexity of a genre which has played an essential role in Buddhist self-understanding for over two thousand years. Buddhist tradition identifies the monk Purna of Surparaka as the great evangelist who introduced Buddhism to the land of Sronaparantaka, which corresponds to much of the present Indian State of Gujarat. The Introduction which discusses methodological issues in some detail, is followed by an annotated translation of the text and by a detailed literary analysis. After brief concluding remarks, the appendices present translations of four other versions of the life of Purna.
EAN: 9788120818071
Package Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
Languages: English, Sanskrit
