Book Summary
The avadana literature is perhaps the largest corpus of Sanskrit Buddhist texts. It is also an extensive body of ancient and medieval Indian story-literature. By providing an annotated translation of, and applying the methods of literary criticism to, a first-century account of the life of the saint Purna, this study introduces the reader to the richness and complexity of a genre which has played an essential role in Buddhist self-understanding for over two thousand years. By providing an annotated translation of, and applying the methods of literary criticism to, a first-century account of the life of the saint Purna, this study introduces the reader to the richness and complexity of an essential Buddhist genre.
Book Details
| Book Name | The Glorious Deeds Of Purna |
| Author | Tatelman Joel, Joel Tatelman |
| Publisher | Routledge (Nov 1999) |
| ISBN | 9780700710829 |
| Pages | 244 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 8807 |
