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Unfortunate destiny: animals in the Indian Buddhist imagination

By Reiko , Ohnuma

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9780190637552, 0190637552
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23303285 bytes)
Pages
(xix, 242 pages) : illustrations\265
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Animaux--Aspect religieux--Bouddhisme;Animaux dansmotifs;Animaux -- Aspect religieux -- Bouddhisme;Amotifs;Symbolisme bouddhique--Inde;Livres numériqu

Description

Unfortunate destiny -- Introduction -- Unfortunate destiny: animals in a Buddhist cosmos -- Catching sight of the Buddha: -- Faithful animals in the Divyavadana and Avadanasataka -- When animals speak: animals in the Pali Jatakas -- Introduction -- (Human) nature, red in tooth and claw -- Animal saviors -- Animal doubles of the Buddha -- Introduction -- Scapegoat for the Buddha: the horse Kanthaka -- Mirror for the Buddha: the elephant Parileyyaka -- Billboard for the Buddha: the elephant Naagiri.

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