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Of ancestors and ghosts : how Preta narratives constructed Buddhist cosmology and shaped Buddhist ethics /

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Of Ancestors and Ghosts analyzes a type of Buddhist literature in which immoral, stingy people are reincarnated as hungry, suffering ghosts. It traces the emergence of this genre in relation to contemporary ideas about the departed and the shape of the world. Adeana McNicholl argues that these narra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McNicholl, Adeana (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Causation (Buddhism)
Karma.
Pretas (Buddhism)
Death > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Causalité (Bouddhisme)
Preta (Bouddhisme)
Religion.
Subjects & Themes.
LITERARY CRITICISM.
History.
Buddhist)
Religion & beliefs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Of Ancestors and Ghosts analyzes a type of Buddhist literature in which immoral, stingy people are reincarnated as hungry, suffering ghosts. It traces the emergence of this genre in relation to contemporary ideas about the departed and the shape of the world. Adeana McNicholl argues that these narratives promote a complex ethical worldview that speaks to both lay people and religious experts.
Physical Description:1 online resource : color illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780197748916
0197748910
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0197748929