[PDF.03ld] Reading the Mahāvamsa: The Literary Aims of a Theravada Buddhist History (South Asia Across the Disciplines)

Reading the Mahāvamsa: The Literary Aims of a Theravada Buddhist History (South Asia Across the Disciplines)

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 | #2000855 in Books |  imusti |  2016-11-08 | Original language:English |  9.10 x.80 x5.90l,1.00 | File type: PDF | 240 pages

 | Columbia University Press

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Nothing short of excellent|By Patience Carter|This is well written. I appreciate the fact that the style makes it easy to understand and appreciate.

I'm pleasantly surprised and rather impressed.| |This is a fresh look at the Mahavamsa. Showing how imaginative practices of narratives―shape-shifting nagas, the imagery of light, and the veneration of relics―have shaped Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Kristin Scheible demonstrates that th

Vamsa is a dynamic genre of Buddhist history filled with otherworldly characters and the exploits of real-life heroes. These narratives collapse the temporal distance between Buddha and the reader, building an emotionally resonant connection with an outsized religious figure and a longed-for past. The fifth-century Pali text Mahavamsa is a particularly effective example, using metaphor and other rhetorical devices to ethically transform readers, to stimulat...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Reading the Mahāvamsa: The Literary Aims of a Theravada Buddhist History (South Asia Across the Disciplines)   |  Kristin Scheible.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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