The Heavenly Exploits: Buddhist Biographies from the Divyavadana

by William Hinton

This selection of religious biographies from the early centuries C.E. offers a delightful introduction to a literary genre that has played an essential part in Buddhist self-understanding for over two thousand years. The Heavenly Exploits are "Buddhist Biographies from the Dívyavadána." The worldly face of religious literature, these lively morality tales have inspired audiences across Asia for more than two millennia. This volume contains four of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814782884
• ISBN13: 9780814782880
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Clay Sanskrit
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.3" x 6.5"