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Of Beggars and Buddhas: The Politics of Humor in the Vessantara Jataka in Thailand (New Perspectives in Se Asian Studies)
Of Beggars and Buddhas The Politics of Humor in the Vessantara Jataka in Thailand - New Perspectives in Se Asian Studies
Author: Katherine A. Bowie
The 547 Buddhist jatakas, or verse parables, recount the Buddha?s lives in previous incarnations. In his penultimate and most famous incarnation, he appears as the Prince Vessantara, perfecting the virtue of generosity by giving away all his possessions, his wife, and his children to the beggar Jujaka. Taking an anthropological approach to this ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780299309503
ISBN-10: 0299309509
Publication Date: 2/14/2017
Pages: 264
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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