Buddhist Narrative Literature
Any oral and written text can be considered literature in the broadest sense of the word; and Buddhist texts are no exception. The literary quality of Buddhist texts is intimately integrated with Buddhist moral and religious teaching, and it ultimately serves soteriological goals. Buddhist influence...
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| description | Any oral and written text can be considered literature in the broadest sense of the word; and Buddhist texts are no exception. The literary quality of Buddhist texts is intimately integrated with Buddhist moral and religious teaching, and it ultimately serves soteriological goals. Buddhist influences in East and South Asian literature are first and foremost observable in the many Buddhist themes, motifs, and personalities that occupy the secular stories, while Buddhist philosophy also became seamlessly integrated with all kinds of literary genres. In terms of narrative style, Buddhism is at its most innovative in its interaction with the general population. Ever since it spread to China, Buddhism had already adopted many popular forms of communications. These popular channels were being adopted by monks who wandered and preached in the countryside, or during feasts and dharma-assemblies, thus greatly facilitating Buddhism’s spread in China. This special issue has as its goal the study of Buddhist narrative literature in the broad context of South and East Asian Buddhist traditions, and seeks to facilitate a thorough discussion on the following non-exhaustive issues: 1. Traditions of Buddhist narrative literature; 2. Narrative Literature and historiography in medieval East Asian society; 3. Comparative study on the narrative literature traditions; 4. Study on specific genres of narrative literature: poetry, (auto-)biography, hagiography, novel, and theatre, etc; 5. Buddhist narrative literature and Buddhist epistemology, historiography, politics, economics, arts, aesthetics, soteriology, or praxis. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1394212024-07-04T09:52:58Z Buddhist Narrative Literature Zhan, Ru Chen, Jinhua Prajñ?p?ramit? S?tra Dharma preacher Emperor Wu of Liang Master Huisi Up?li the Dharmaguptaka school patriarchal lineages of vinaya transmission P?li sources the Vinaya school miracle tales Daoxuan ?? (596–667 CE) Ji shenzhou sanbao gantong lu ???????? (T2106) medieval Chinese Buddhism miracles metaphor Buddhism embodied experience first person universe of discourse biaoquan zhequan Chinese Buddhism Xuanzang Avad?na literature a brahmin throwing up a jug the Foreign Master the scholar from Yangxian parrot putting out a fire adbhuta-dharma Sarv?stiv?da Buddhism D?r???ntika Buddhacarita Chuyao jing M?ta?ga narrator narratee conflicts in storyline Kizil 110 Buddha’s life conception Bodhisatva riding the elephant M?y?’s dream Buddhist narratives space time Buddha biography Faxian Pr?gbodhi creation myth degeneration of sentient beings narrative context narrative clues Vinaya the Humane Kings Convocations the Sutra Sermon popular sermons Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang p?r?jika sanctions intention action outcome J?taka buddhism narrative filial piety ?y?ma northern dynasties early Mah?y?na sam?dhi s?tras ??ra?gamasam?dhi-s?tra infinite loop of self-reference buddhist docetic theory buddhist narratives classical Chinese imagery poetry Taixu lamp and candle Guangshiyin Yingyanji miraculous stories Zhiguai faith competition lay people wisdom literature Sag?th?vagga Sa?yutta-nik?ya Tipi?aka P?li Canon early Buddhist literature early Buddhist philosophy encyclopedia sociology of knowledge knowledge system Chinese Buddhist translation Chinese Buddhist Apocrypha Early Buddhism renounce the family hagiography Jack Kerouac Buddhist novel ojoden thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAB Philosophy of religion Any oral and written text can be considered literature in the broadest sense of the word; and Buddhist texts are no exception. The literary quality of Buddhist texts is intimately integrated with Buddhist moral and religious teaching, and it ultimately serves soteriological goals. Buddhist influences in East and South Asian literature are first and foremost observable in the many Buddhist themes, motifs, and personalities that occupy the secular stories, while Buddhist philosophy also became seamlessly integrated with all kinds of literary genres. In terms of narrative style, Buddhism is at its most innovative in its interaction with the general population. Ever since it spread to China, Buddhism had already adopted many popular forms of communications. These popular channels were being adopted by monks who wandered and preached in the countryside, or during feasts and dharma-assemblies, thus greatly facilitating Buddhism’s spread in China. This special issue has as its goal the study of Buddhist narrative literature in the broad context of South and East Asian Buddhist traditions, and seeks to facilitate a thorough discussion on the following non-exhaustive issues: 1. Traditions of Buddhist narrative literature; 2. Narrative Literature and historiography in medieval East Asian society; 3. Comparative study on the narrative literature traditions; 4. Study on specific genres of narrative literature: poetry, (auto-)biography, hagiography, novel, and theatre, etc; 5. Buddhist narrative literature and Buddhist epistemology, historiography, politics, economics, arts, aesthetics, soteriology, or praxis. 2024-07-04T09:52:51Z 2024-07-04T09:52:51Z 2024 book ONIX_20240704_9783725813377_217 9783725813377 9783725813384 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/139421 eng application/octet-stream Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/9422 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/9422 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-1338-4 10.3390/books978-3-7258-1338-4 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725813377 9783725813384 284 open access |
| spellingShingle | Prajñ?p?ramit? S?tra Dharma preacher Emperor Wu of Liang Master Huisi Up?li the Dharmaguptaka school patriarchal lineages of vinaya transmission P?li sources the Vinaya school miracle tales Daoxuan ?? (596–667 CE) Ji shenzhou sanbao gantong lu ???????? (T2106) medieval Chinese Buddhism miracles metaphor Buddhism embodied experience first person universe of discourse biaoquan zhequan Chinese Buddhism Xuanzang Avad?na literature a brahmin throwing up a jug the Foreign Master the scholar from Yangxian parrot putting out a fire adbhuta-dharma Sarv?stiv?da Buddhism D?r???ntika Buddhacarita Chuyao jing M?ta?ga narrator narratee conflicts in storyline Kizil 110 Buddha’s life conception Bodhisatva riding the elephant M?y?’s dream Buddhist narratives space time Buddha biography Faxian Pr?gbodhi creation myth degeneration of sentient beings narrative context narrative clues Vinaya the Humane Kings Convocations the Sutra Sermon popular sermons Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang p?r?jika sanctions intention action outcome J?taka buddhism narrative filial piety ?y?ma northern dynasties early Mah?y?na sam?dhi s?tras ??ra?gamasam?dhi-s?tra infinite loop of self-reference buddhist docetic theory buddhist narratives classical Chinese imagery poetry Taixu lamp and candle Guangshiyin Yingyanji miraculous stories Zhiguai faith competition lay people wisdom literature Sag?th?vagga Sa?yutta-nik?ya Tipi?aka P?li Canon early Buddhist literature early Buddhist philosophy encyclopedia sociology of knowledge knowledge system Chinese Buddhist translation Chinese Buddhist Apocrypha Early Buddhism renounce the family hagiography Jack Kerouac Buddhist novel ojoden thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAB Philosophy of religion Buddhist Narrative Literature |
| title | Buddhist Narrative Literature |
| title_full | Buddhist Narrative Literature |
| title_fullStr | Buddhist Narrative Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Buddhist Narrative Literature |
| title_short | Buddhist Narrative Literature |
| title_sort | buddhist narrative literature |
| topic | Prajñ?p?ramit? S?tra Dharma preacher Emperor Wu of Liang Master Huisi Up?li the Dharmaguptaka school patriarchal lineages of vinaya transmission P?li sources the Vinaya school miracle tales Daoxuan ?? (596–667 CE) Ji shenzhou sanbao gantong lu ???????? (T2106) medieval Chinese Buddhism miracles metaphor Buddhism embodied experience first person universe of discourse biaoquan zhequan Chinese Buddhism Xuanzang Avad?na literature a brahmin throwing up a jug the Foreign Master the scholar from Yangxian parrot putting out a fire adbhuta-dharma Sarv?stiv?da Buddhism D?r???ntika Buddhacarita Chuyao jing M?ta?ga narrator narratee conflicts in storyline Kizil 110 Buddha’s life conception Bodhisatva riding the elephant M?y?’s dream Buddhist narratives space time Buddha biography Faxian Pr?gbodhi creation myth degeneration of sentient beings narrative context narrative clues Vinaya the Humane Kings Convocations the Sutra Sermon popular sermons Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang p?r?jika sanctions intention action outcome J?taka buddhism narrative filial piety ?y?ma northern dynasties early Mah?y?na sam?dhi s?tras ??ra?gamasam?dhi-s?tra infinite loop of self-reference buddhist docetic theory buddhist narratives classical Chinese imagery poetry Taixu lamp and candle Guangshiyin Yingyanji miraculous stories Zhiguai faith competition lay people wisdom literature Sag?th?vagga Sa?yutta-nik?ya Tipi?aka P?li Canon early Buddhist literature early Buddhist philosophy encyclopedia sociology of knowledge knowledge system Chinese Buddhist translation Chinese Buddhist Apocrypha Early Buddhism renounce the family hagiography Jack Kerouac Buddhist novel ojoden thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAB Philosophy of religion |
| topic_facet | Prajñ?p?ramit? S?tra Dharma preacher Emperor Wu of Liang Master Huisi Up?li the Dharmaguptaka school patriarchal lineages of vinaya transmission P?li sources the Vinaya school miracle tales Daoxuan ?? (596–667 CE) Ji shenzhou sanbao gantong lu ???????? (T2106) medieval Chinese Buddhism miracles metaphor Buddhism embodied experience first person universe of discourse biaoquan zhequan Chinese Buddhism Xuanzang Avad?na literature a brahmin throwing up a jug the Foreign Master the scholar from Yangxian parrot putting out a fire adbhuta-dharma Sarv?stiv?da Buddhism D?r???ntika Buddhacarita Chuyao jing M?ta?ga narrator narratee conflicts in storyline Kizil 110 Buddha’s life conception Bodhisatva riding the elephant M?y?’s dream Buddhist narratives space time Buddha biography Faxian Pr?gbodhi creation myth degeneration of sentient beings narrative context narrative clues Vinaya the Humane Kings Convocations the Sutra Sermon popular sermons Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang p?r?jika sanctions intention action outcome J?taka buddhism narrative filial piety ?y?ma northern dynasties early Mah?y?na sam?dhi s?tras ??ra?gamasam?dhi-s?tra infinite loop of self-reference buddhist docetic theory buddhist narratives classical Chinese imagery poetry Taixu lamp and candle Guangshiyin Yingyanji miraculous stories Zhiguai faith competition lay people wisdom literature Sag?th?vagga Sa?yutta-nik?ya Tipi?aka P?li Canon early Buddhist literature early Buddhist philosophy encyclopedia sociology of knowledge knowledge system Chinese Buddhist translation Chinese Buddhist Apocrypha Early Buddhism renounce the family hagiography Jack Kerouac Buddhist novel ojoden thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAB Philosophy of religion |
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