Jataka stories in Theravada Buddhism: narrating the Bodhisatta path

by Appleton, Naomi

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"Jātaka stories (stories about the previous births of the Buddha) are very popular in Theravada Buddhist countries, where they are commonly used in sermons, children's books, plays, poetry, temple illustrations, rituals and festivals. Buddhist tradition tells us that the stories illustrate the gradual path to perfection exemplified by the Buddha in his previous births, when he was a Bodhisatta (Buddha-to-be). This book explores the shifting role of the stories in Buddhist doctrine, practice, an…

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  • Full title :Jataka stories in Theravada Buddhism : narrating the Bodhisatta path / Naomi Appleton.

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"Jātaka stories (stories about the previous births of the Buddha) are very popular in Theravada Buddhist countries, where they are commonly used in sermons, children's books, plays, poetry, temple illustrations, rituals and festivals. Buddhist tradition tells us that the stories illustrate the gradual path to perfection exemplified by the Buddha in his previous births, when he was a Bodhisatta (Buddha-to-be). This book explores the shifting role of the stories in Buddhist doctrine, practice, and creative expression, finally placing this integral Buddhist genre back in the centre of scholarly understandings of the religion."--Provided by publisher.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2010.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Ashgate Pub. Co
  • Place of Publication:Burlington
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2010.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 ressource en ligne (viii, 176 p.)

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:ocn872434432
  • LC Classification:BQ1467
  • Dewey Decimal:294.3/82325

Table of Contents

1 What is a Jātaka? -- 2 The Bodhisatta in Jātaka Stories -- 3 The Creation of a Jātaka Genre -- 4 Generic Conventions Embraced and Ignored -- 5 Jātakas and Buddhology -- 6 Jātakas and Biography -- 7 Jātaka Ideology in Practice -- 8 The Perfection of Storytelling.

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Subjects

Bouddhisme Theravāda Criticism, interpretation, etc Livres électroniques Theravada Theravāda Buddhism Tipiṭaka., Suttapiṭaka

Writers

Appleton, Naomi

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