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245 10 a| Burning for the Buddha :b| self-immolation in Chinese Buddhism /c| James A. Benn.;

300 a| xiii, 360 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Kuroda Institute studies in East Asian Buddhism ;v| no. 19;

500 a| "A Kuroda Institute book.";

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-345) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- "Mounting the smoke with glittering colors": self-immolation in early medieval China -- The Lotus Sūtra, auto-cremation, and the indestructible tongue -- Saṃgha and the state: the power(s) of self-immolation -- Is self-immolation a "good practice"? Yongming Yanshou on relinquishing the body -- Local heroes in a fragmenting empire: self-immolation in the late Tang and five dynasties -- One thousand years of self-immolation -- Conclusion.;

650 0 a| Self-immolationx| Religious aspectsx| Buddhism.=| ^A1401747;

650 0 a| Self-immolationz| China.=| ^A964722;

650 0 a| Buddhismz| Chinax| Customs and practices.=| ^A28644;

830 0 a| Studies in East Asian Buddhism ;v| no. 19.=| ^A210404;

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Burning for the Buddha : self-immolation in Chinese Buddhism / James A. Benn.

Author/creator	Benn, James A., 1964-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2007.
Description	xiii, 360 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Self-immolation--Religious aspects. --Buddhism. Self-immolation--China. Buddhism--China. --Customs and practices.

Series	Kuroda Institute studies in East Asian Buddhism ; no. 19 Studies in East Asian Buddhism ; no. 19. ^A210404
Contents	Introduction -- "Mounting the smoke with glittering colors": self-immolation in early medieval China -- The Lotus Sūtra, auto-cremation, and the indestructible tongue -- Saṃgha and the state: the power(s) of self-immolation -- Is self-immolation a "good practice"? Yongming Yanshou on relinquishing the body -- Local heroes in a fragmenting empire: self-immolation in the late Tang and five dynasties -- One thousand years of self-immolation -- Conclusion.
General note	"A Kuroda Institute book."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-345) and index.
LCCN	2006035361
ISBN	9780824829926 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0824829921 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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