Benn, James A.,  1964- <br/><br/>
Burning for the Buddha  self-immolation in Chinese Buddhism /  [electronic resource] : 
James A. Benn. 
 - Honolulu :  University of Hawai'i Press,  c2007. 
 - xiii, 360 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - Kuroda Institute studies in East Asian Buddhism ;  no. 19 .
 - Studies in East Asian Buddhism ;  no. 19. .
<br/><br/> "A Kuroda Institute book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-345) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- "Mounting the smoke with glittering colors": self-immolation in early medieval China -- The Lotus Sūtra, auto-cremation, and the indestructible tongue -- Saṃgha and the state: the power(s) of self-immolation -- Is self-immolation a "good practice"? Yongming Yanshou on relinquishing the body -- Local heroes in a fragmenting empire: self-immolation in the late Tang and five dynasties -- One thousand years of self-immolation -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Boulder, Colo. : <br/>NetLibrary, <br/>2008. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781435665958 (electronic bk.) 1435665953 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Self-immolation--Religious aspects--Buddhism.<br/>Self-immolation.<br/>Buddhism--Customs and practices.--China
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BQ5680.S45  / B46 2007eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.3/43420951