The Glorious Deeds of Purna

A Translation and Study of the Purnavadana

• Author(s): Joel Tatelman,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 244
• ISBN_10: 1136814930
  ISBN_13: 9781136814938
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General , Social Science / Regional Studies , History / General , Religion / General , Religion / Buddhism / Sacred Writings ,

Description:... By providing an annotated translation of, and applying the methods of literary criticism to, a first-century account of the life of the saint Purna, this study introduces the reader to the richness and complexity of an essential Buddhist genre.