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- catalog abstract ""This study will related various stories and episodes of the Buddha's many incarnations, including his final one, as they appear in the literature and art of Asia. On the one hand, they represent a vital interest in the Buddha as a teacher and example of righteous behavior, which is central to Hinayana, or Theravada [Doctrine of the elders], Buddhism. On the other hand, the miraculous content of so many of these stories reveals an aspect of the other main branch of Buddhism, Mahayana [The great vehicle] Buddhism. The stories about the past lives of the Buddha are called Jatakas or Birth Stories."--Introduction (p. 2).".
- catalog alternative "Buddha in the art and literature of Asia".
- catalog contributor b560105.
- catalog created "1982.".
- catalog date "1982".
- catalog date "1982.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1982.".
- catalog description ""This study will related various stories and episodes of the Buddha's many incarnations, including his final one, as they appear in the literature and art of Asia. On the one hand, they represent a vital interest in the Buddha as a teacher and example of righteous behavior, which is central to Hinayana, or Theravada [Doctrine of the elders], Buddhism. On the other hand, the miraculous content of so many of these stories reveals an aspect of the other main branch of Buddhism, Mahayana [The great vehicle] Buddhism. The stories about the past lives of the Buddha are called Jatakas or Birth Stories."--Introduction (p. 2).".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 213-225.".
- catalog description "Introduction --- Part I. The jatakas --- Animal Fable Jatakas --- Heroic adventure tales --- Jatakas of renunciation --- Jatakas of heroic and holy animals --- Giving of life, limb, and loved ones --- Part II. The life of the Buddha --- Descent from Tusita Heaven --- The Dream of Maya --- Birth of the Buddha and his seven steps --- Asita's prophecy --- The life of the young prince --- The four encounters --- The great departure --- Austerities --- The temptation by Mara --- The enlightenment --- Sojourn with Mucalinda --- The first Sermon --- The twin miracle --- The return of Kapilavastu --- The donation of the first monastery --- The Parinirvana: death of the Buddha.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 225 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Lives of the Buddha in the art and literature of Asia.".
- catalog identifier "0891480226 (hard)".
- catalog identifier "0891480234 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Lives of the Buddha in the art and literature of Asia.".
- catalog isPartOf "Michigan papers on South and Southeast Asia ; no. 20".
- catalog issued "1982".
- catalog issued "1982.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ann Arbor : University of Michigan, Center for South and Southeast Asian studies,".
- catalog relation "Lives of the Buddha in the art and literature of Asia.".
- catalog spatial "Asia.".
- catalog subject "Arts, Asian.".
- catalog subject "Arts, Buddhist Asia.".
- catalog subject "Buddhist arts Asia.".
- catalog subject "Gautama Buddha Art.".
- catalog subject "Gautama Buddha In literature.".
- catalog subject "N8193.2.A4 C844".
- catalog subject "NX676.2 .C86 1982".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction --- Part I. The jatakas --- Animal Fable Jatakas --- Heroic adventure tales --- Jatakas of renunciation --- Jatakas of heroic and holy animals --- Giving of life, limb, and loved ones --- Part II. The life of the Buddha --- Descent from Tusita Heaven --- The Dream of Maya --- Birth of the Buddha and his seven steps --- Asita's prophecy --- The life of the young prince --- The four encounters --- The great departure --- Austerities --- The temptation by Mara --- The enlightenment --- Sojourn with Mucalinda --- The first Sermon --- The twin miracle --- The return of Kapilavastu --- The donation of the first monastery --- The Parinirvana: death of the Buddha.".
- catalog title "Buddha in the art and literature of Asia".
- catalog title "The lives of the Buddha in the art and literature of Asia / Mary Cummings.".
- catalog type "text".