Religious giving and the invention of karma in theravada buddhism
Auteur :
Egge, James
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781138862623
Date de publication :
4 mars 2015
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
249 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Demonstrates that Buddhists appropriated the practice, vocabulary, and ideology of sacrifice from Vedic religion, and discusses the relationship of this sacrificial discourse to ideas of karma in the Pali canon and in early Buddhism.