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• catalog abstract ""This interdisciplinary collection of essays explores the biographical genre of the Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia. Scholars in the history of religions, anthropology, literature, and art history present a broad range of explorations into sacred biography as an interpretive genre. Each essay makes unique contributions, and the collection as a whole engages methodological and interpretive approaches that are central to scholars of Buddhism and those specializing in the study of South and Southeast Asia. It also provides new insights for general academic audiences who are more broadly concerned with comparative studies and interdisciplinary methodologies in the humanities and social sciences." "The essays investigate both universal and local articulations of Buddhist sacred biography, illustrating the construction of interpretive frames of reference that map salient themes onto diverse contexts: local cosmologies are integrated into universal ones; pristine religious ideals and modes of practice are recreated in the present and in the lives of others; present contexts are explicated in terms of causes in a pristine past; iconic veneration of an absent Buddha allows the community to participate in his continuing biography." "Following the editor's introduction, the essays are divided into four parts. The first focuses on biographies of the Buddha in textual and visual narratives. Part Two explores the extensions of characteristic features of the Buddha biography to individuals and communities portrayed in a broad range of textual sources in the tradition. Depictions of biographical themes in stories of the Buddha's past lives, the Jatakas, and in the biographies of kings are surveyed in Part Three. The final section discusses the articulation of expressions of the biographical genre in local cults and practice." "Sacred Biography brings together the erudite scholarship of major scholars in the field who enhance our knowledge of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia. The combination of thematic depth and theoretical sophistication makes this volume innovative reading for all scholars with comparative interests in the study of religion, history, and anthropology."--Jacket.".
• catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
• catalog contributor b9676330.
• catalog created "1997.".
• catalog date "1997".
• catalog date "1997.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
• catalog description ""Sacred Biography brings together the erudite scholarship of major scholars in the field who enhance our knowledge of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia. The combination of thematic depth and theoretical sophistication makes this volume innovative reading for all scholars with comparative interests in the study of religion, history, and anthropology."--Jacket.".
• catalog description ""This interdisciplinary collection of essays explores the biographical genre of the Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia. Scholars in the history of religions, anthropology, literature, and art history present a broad range of explorations into sacred biography as an interpretive genre. Each essay makes unique contributions, and the collection as a whole engages methodological and interpretive approaches that are central to scholars of Buddhism and those specializing in the study of South and Southeast Asia. It also provides new insights for general academic audiences who are more broadly concerned with comparative studies and interdisciplinary methodologies in the humanities and social sciences." "The essays investigate both universal and local articulations of Buddhist sacred biography, illustrating the construction of interpretive frames of reference that map salient themes onto diverse contexts: local cosmologies are integrated into universal ones; pristine religious ideals and modes of practice are recreated in the present and in the lives of others; present contexts are explicated in terms of causes in a pristine past; iconic veneration of an absent Buddha allows the community to participate in his continuing biography." "Following the editor's introduction, the essays are divided into four parts. The first focuses on biographies of the Buddha in textual and visual narratives. Part Two explores the extensions of characteristic features of the Buddha biography to individuals and communities portrayed in a broad range of textual sources in the tradition. Depictions of biographical themes in stories of the Buddha's past lives, the Jatakas, and in the biographies of kings are surveyed in Part Three. The final section discusses the articulation of expressions of the biographical genre in local cults and practice."".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Trajectories in Buddhist sacred biography / Juliane Schober -- pt. 1. Buddha biography in textual and visual narratives: Rebirth traditions and the lineages of Gotama: a study in Theravāda Buddhology / Frank E. Reynolds. The biographical imperative in Theravāda Buddhism / Mark R. Woodward. Narrative as icon: the jātaka stories in ancient Indian and Southeast Asian architecture / Robert L. Brown -- pt. 2. Extensions of the Buddha biography in texts: A family quest: the Buddha, Yaśodharā, and Rāhula in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya / John S. Strong. Nāgārjuna's longevity / Reginald A. Ray. Stūpa, story, and empire: constructions of the Buddha biography in early post-Aśokan India / Jonathan S. Walters -- pt. 3. The jātakas and biographies of kings: Painting the "great life" / Forrest McGill. From prose to poetry: the literary development of Samuttakote / Thomas John Hudak. "Rationality" in the biography of a Buddhist king: Mongkut, King of Siam (r. 1851-1868) / Paul Christopher Johnson -- pt. 4. The biographical genre in local Buddhist cults and practice: In the presence of the Buddha: ritual veneration of the Burmese Mahāmuni image / Juliane Schober. The textualization of a monastic tradition: forest monks, lineage, and the biographical process in Thailand / James L. Taylor. The biography of modern Burmese Buddhist meditation Master U Ba Khin: life before the cradle and past the grave / Gustaaf Houtman.".
• catalog extent "xi, 366 p., [4] p. of plates :".
• catalog identifier "0824816994 (alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "1997".
• catalog issued "1997.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Honolulu, HI : University of Hawai'i Press,".
• catalog subject "294.3/6 20".
• catalog subject "BQ843 .S23 1997".
• catalog subject "Buddhist hagiography History and criticism.".
• catalog subject "Buddhist saints Biography History and criticism.".
• catalog subject "Gautama Buddha.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Trajectories in Buddhist sacred biography / Juliane Schober -- pt. 1. Buddha biography in textual and visual narratives: Rebirth traditions and the lineages of Gotama: a study in Theravāda Buddhology / Frank E. Reynolds. The biographical imperative in Theravāda Buddhism / Mark R. Woodward. Narrative as icon: the jātaka stories in ancient Indian and Southeast Asian architecture / Robert L. Brown -- pt. 2. Extensions of the Buddha biography in texts: A family quest: the Buddha, Yaśodharā, and Rāhula in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya / John S. Strong. Nāgārjuna's longevity / Reginald A. Ray. Stūpa, story, and empire: constructions of the Buddha biography in early post-Aśokan India / Jonathan S. Walters -- pt. 3. The jātakas and biographies of kings: Painting the "great life" / Forrest McGill. From prose to poetry: the literary development of Samuttakote / Thomas John Hudak. "Rationality" in the biography of a Buddhist king: Mongkut, King of Siam (r. 1851-1868) / Paul Christopher Johnson -- pt. 4. The biographical genre in local Buddhist cults and practice: In the presence of the Buddha: ritual veneration of the Burmese Mahāmuni image / Juliane Schober. The textualization of a monastic tradition: forest monks, lineage, and the biographical process in Thailand / James L. Taylor. The biography of modern Burmese Buddhist meditation Master U Ba Khin: life before the cradle and past the grave / Gustaaf Houtman.".
• catalog title "Sacred biography in the Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia / edited by Juliane Schober.".
• catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
• catalog type "text".