Unfortunate destiny : animals in the Indian Buddhist imagination / Reiko Ohnuma.

By:

Ohnuma, Reiko [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780190637552

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

BQ1029 .U546 2017

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Contents:

Introduction -- Unfortunate destiny: animals in a Buddhist cosmos -- Catching sight of the Buddha: -- Faithful animals in the Divyavadana and Avadanasataka -- When animals speak: animals in the Pali Jatakas -- Introduction -- (Human) nature, red in tooth and claw -- Animal saviors -- Animal doubles of the Buddha -- Introduction -- Scapegoat for the Buddha: the horse Kanthaka -- Mirror for the Buddha: the elephant Parileyyaka -- Billboard for the Buddha: the elephant Naagiri.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	BQ1029.42 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn969549193

Includes bibliographies and index.

Unfortunate destiny -- Introduction -- Unfortunate destiny: animals in a Buddhist cosmos -- Catching sight of the Buddha: -- Faithful animals in the Divyavadana and Avadanasataka -- When animals speak: animals in the Pali Jatakas -- Introduction -- (Human) nature, red in tooth and claw -- Animal saviors -- Animal doubles of the Buddha -- Introduction -- Scapegoat for the Buddha: the horse Kanthaka -- Mirror for the Buddha: the elephant Parileyyaka -- Billboard for the Buddha: the elephant Naagiri.

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