Sacred biography in the Buddhist traditions of South and South-East Asia/ (Record no. 147794)
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| fixed length control field | 00366nam a2200121Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780824816995 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.36 |
| Item number | SCH/S |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Sacred biography in the Buddhist traditions of South and South-East Asia/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Juliane Schober |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Honolulu: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | University of Hawai Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1997. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi, 366 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Trajectories in Buddhist sacred biography / Juliane Schober --<br/>pt. 1. Buddha biography in textual and visual narratives: Rebirth traditions and the lineages of Gotama: a study in Theravāda Buddhology / Frank E. Reynolds. The biographical imperative in Theravāda Buddhism / Mark R. Woodward. Narrative as icon: the jātaka stories in ancient Indian and Southeast Asian architecture / Robert L. Brown --<br/>pt. 2. Extensions of the Buddha biography in texts: A family quest: the Buddha, Yaśodharā, and Rāhula in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya / John S. Strong. Nāgārjuna's longevity / Reginald A. Ray. Stūpa, story, and empire: constructions of the Buddha biography in early post-Aśokan India / Jonathan S. Walters --<br/>pt. 3. The jātakas and biographies of kings: Painting the "great life" / Forrest McGill. From prose to poetry: the literary development of Samuttakote / Thomas John Hudak. "Rationality" in the biography of a Buddhist king: Mongkut, King of Siam (r. 1851-1868) / Paul Christopher Johnson --<br/>pt. 4. The biographical genre in local Buddhist cults and practice: In the presence of the Buddha: ritual veneration of the Burmese Mahāmuni image / Juliane Schober. The textualization of a monastic tradition: forest monks, lineage, and the biographical process in Thailand / James L. Taylor. The biography of modern Burmese Buddhist meditation Master U Ba Khin: life before the cradle and past the grave / Gustaaf Houtman. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Buddhist saints--Biography |
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| Keyword | Buddhist hagiography |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Gautama Buddha |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Schober, Juliane, ed. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 28/08/2016 | 294.36 SCH/S | P02452 | 14/07/2018 | 14/07/2018 | General Books |