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Head, Eyes, Flesh, Blood: Giving Away the Body in Indian Buddhist Literature Reiko Ohnuma
Head, Eyes, Flesh, Blood: Giving Away the Body in Indian Buddhist Literature
Reiko Ohnuma
A study of the Buddha's bodily self-sacrifice during his previous lives as a bodhisattva. This book argues that this theme has had an impact on the development of Buddhist philosophy and culture. It relates the theme of the Buddha's bodily self-sacrifice to various conceptual discourses in the history of Buddhism and South Asian religions.
392 pages, 9 illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 26, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780231137089 |
| Publishers | Columbia University Press |
| Pages | 392 |
| Dimensions | 163 × 239 × 33 mm · 676 g |