Reading the Mahavamsa: The Literary Aims of a Theravada Buddhist History

Reading the Mahavamsa: The Literary Aims of a Theravada Buddhist History Scheible Kristin Wydawca: Columbia University Press Data wydania: 2016 ISBN: 9780231171380 Liczba stron: 240 Format: 161 x 236 x 22 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: Reading the Mahavamsa advocates a new, literary approach to this text by revealing its embedded reading advice (to experience samvega and pasada) and affective work of metaphors (the Buddha s dharma as light) and salient characters (nagas).