Jātaka stories in Theravāda Buddhism
Subtitle: narrating the Bodhisatta path
By: Naomi Appleton
Publisher: Ashgate Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781409410928; 9781409410935
Subjects: Religion; 11.93 Buddhism; Lebensbeschreibung; Therawada; Jātaka; Criticism, interpretation; Theravāda Buddhism; Tipiṭaka
Description: Jakata stories (stories about the previous births of the Buddha) are very popular in Theravada Buddhist countries. This book explores the shifting role of the stories in Buddhist doctrine, practice and creative expression, finally placing this integral Buddhist genre back in the centre of scholarly understandings of the religion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-170) and index.