The Glorious Deeds of Purna: A Translation and Study of the Purnavadana (RoutledgeCurzon Critical Studies in Buddhism)

by JoelTatelman (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1999

  $96.34

  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 a genre which has played an essential role in Buddhist self-understanding for over 2000 years.