Chitta Dhar Hridaya, Todd T. Lewis, Subarna Man Tuladhar

Sugata Saurabha an Epic Poem from Nepal on the Life of the Buddha by Chittadhar Hridaya

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 414
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9780195341836
• ISBN-10: 019534183X
• Artikelnr.: 27382246

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

* PREFACE
* INTRODUCTION
* I: ENGLISH TRANSLATION
* 1: Lumbin?
* 2: Family Tree
* 3: Nativity
* 4: Mother
* n 5
* 6: Education
* 7: Marriage
* 8: The Great Renunciation
* 9: Yashodharâ
* 10: Attaining Enlightenment
* 11: Basic Teachings
* n 12
* 13: Handsome Nanda
* 14: The Great Lay Disciple
* 15: Twelve Years of Itinerant Preaching
* 16: A Dispute over Water
* 17: The Monastery Built by Visakha
* 18: Devadatta's Sacrilege
* 19: Entry into Nirvana
* II: PERSPECTIVES FOR UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT
* 1: The Life of the Buddha: Previous Accounts of the Buddhist Textual
Tradition
* 2: The K?vya Sanskrit Poetry Tradition in Sugata Saurabha and the
Indic Aesthetic Tradition
* 3: The Nepalese Context and Newar Cultural Traditions: Influences on
Sugata Saurabha
* 4: Chittadhar Hridaya: A Literary Biography of his Formative Years
* 5: The Domestication of Newar Traditions in Sugata Saurabha as those
of the Ancient Sh?kyas
* 6: The Modern Confluence of Buddhism-s Kathmandu Valley: Reformist
Therav?din and
* Traditional Mah?y?na
* 7: Buddhist Doctrinal Emphases and Exposition in Sugata Saurabha
* 8: The Spell of Idealizations and the Revitalization of Newar
Civilization
* BIBLIOGRAPHY