Examines the meaning of 'nirvana' and discusses Buddhist utopias, textuality and world history.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Preface and Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Textual chronology General introduction: Buddhism and civilisation history I - structures and processes: Part I. Nirvana In and Out of Time: Introduction to part I: systematic and narrative thought - eternity and closure in structure and story 1. The concept of nirvana 2. The imagery of nirvana 3. Nirvana, time and narrative Conclusion to part I: modes of thought, modes of tradition Part II. Paradise in Heaven and on Earth: Introduction to part II: utopia and the ideal society 4. Heaven, the land of Cockaygne and Arcadia 5. Millennialism Critical discussion: what is 'millennialism'? Premodern ideas and modern movements 6. The perfect moral commonwealth? Kingship and its discontents 7. The Vessantara Jåtaka Conclusion to part II: in what sense can one speak of Buddhist utopianism? General conclusion: Buddhism and civilisation history II - reprise: Appendices Bibliography Glossary Indexes.
Preface and Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Textual chronology General introduction: Buddhism and civilisation history I - structures and processes: Part I. Nirvana In and Out of Time: Introduction to part I: systematic and narrative thought - eternity and closure in structure and story 1. The concept of nirvana 2. The imagery of nirvana 3. Nirvana, time and narrative Conclusion to part I: modes of thought, modes of tradition Part II. Paradise in Heaven and on Earth: Introduction to part II: utopia and the ideal society 4. Heaven, the land of Cockaygne and Arcadia 5. Millennialism Critical discussion: what is 'millennialism'? Premodern ideas and modern movements 6. The perfect moral commonwealth? Kingship and its discontents 7. The Vessantara Jåtaka Conclusion to part II: in what sense can one speak of Buddhist utopianism? General conclusion: Buddhism and civilisation history II - reprise: Appendices Bibliography Glossary Indexes.
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