Buddhist Saints in India
Author | : Reginald A. Ray |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015033968986 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Buddhist Saints in India by : Reginald A. Ray
Download or read book Buddhist Saints in India written by Reginald A. Ray and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on an extensive variety of sources, Ray seeks to identify the prototypical Buddhist saint as a "renunciant of the forest." This classical type, Ray argues, provides the presupposition for, and informs the different major Buddhist saintly types and subtypes, including the buddha, pratyekabuddha, arhant, and bodhisattva.