Sugata Saurabha

NOTE EDITORE

The Sugata Saurabha is an epic poem that retells the story of the Buddha's life. It was published in 1947 in the Nepalese language, Newari, by Chittadhar Hridaya, one of the greatest literary figures of 20th-century Nepal. The text is remarkable for its comprehensiveness, artistry, and nuance. It covers the Buddha's life from birth to death and conveys his basic teachings with simple clarity. It is also of interest because, where the classical sources are silent, Hridaya inserts details of personal life and cultural context that are Nepalese. The effect is to humanize the founder and add the texture of real life. A third point of interest is the modernist perspective that underlies the author's manner of retelling this great spiritual narrative. This rendering, in a long line of accounts of the Buddha's life dating back almost 2,000 years, may be the last ever to be produced that conforms to the traditions of Indic classic poetry. It will not only appeal to scholars of Buddhism but will find use in courses that introduce students to the life of the Buddha.

SOMMARIO

1 - Lumbin?2 - Family Tree3 - Nativity4 - Mother6 - Education7 - Marriage8 - The Great Renunciation9 - Yashodharâ10 - Attaining Enlightenment11 - Basic Teachings13 - Handsome Nanda14 - The Great Lay Disciple15 - Twelve Years of Itinerant Preaching16 - A Dispute over Water17 - The Monastery Built by Visakha18 - Devadatta's Sacrilege19 - Entry into Nirvana1 - The Life of the Buddha: Previous Accounts of the Buddhist Textual Tradition2 - The K?vya Sanskrit Poetry Tradition in Sugata Saurabha and the Indic Aesthetic Tradition3 - The Nepalese Context and Newar Cultural Traditions: Influences on Sugata Saurabha4 - Chittadhar Hridaya: A Literary Biography of his Formative Years5 - The Domestication of Newar Traditions in Sugata Saurabha as those of the Ancient Sh?kyas6 - The Modern Confluence of Buddhism-s Kathmandu Valley: Reformist Therav?din and7 - Buddhist Doctrinal Emphases and Exposition in Sugata Saurabha8 - The Spell of Idealizations and the Revitalization of Newar Civilization

AUTORE

Todd Lewis is Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780195341836
• Dimensioni: 234 x 21.6 x 156 mm Ø 576 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: 9 black and white halftone illustrations
• Pagine Arabe: 416