9780521570541-0521570549-Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities (Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions, Series Number 12)

Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities (Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions, Series Number 12)

ISBN-13: 9780521570541
ISBN-10: 0521570549
Author: Steven Collins
Publication date: 1998
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 712 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780521570541
ISBN-10: 0521570549
Author: Steven Collins
Publication date: 1998
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 712 pages

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Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities (Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions, Series Number 12) (ISBN-13: 9780521570541 and ISBN-10: 0521570549), written by authors Steven Collins, was published by Cambridge University Press in 1998. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities (Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions, Series Number 12) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.58.

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This book presents a new answer to the question: what is nirvana? Part One distinguishes between systematic and narrative thought in the Pali texts of Theravada Buddhism, looking at the place of nirvana in both. Part Two explores other Buddhist utopias and relates Buddhist utopianism to studies of European and American utopian writing. Steven Collins discusses these issues in relation to textuality, world history, and ideology in premodern civilizations, aiming to contribute to a new vision of Buddhist history that integrates the inside and the outside of texts.

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