02313nam a2200469Ia 4500 ocn256467719 OCoLC 20200709055154.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 080924s2007 hiu sb s001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781435665958 (electronic bk.) 1435665953 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)256467719 236632 (N$T) a-cc--- BQ5680.S45 B46 2007eb BQ5680* BQ5680 S45 B46 2007 294.3/43420951 22 N$TA Benn, James A., 1964- Burning for the Buddha [electronic resource] : self-immolation in Chinese Buddhism / James A. Benn. Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007. xiii, 360 p. ; 24 cm. Kuroda Institute studies in East Asian Buddhism ; no. 19 "A Kuroda Institute book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-345) and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2008. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. Self-immolation Religious aspects Buddhism. Self-immolation. Buddhism China Customs and practices. Electronic books. local NetLibrary, Inc. Original 9780824829926 0824829921 (DLC) 2006035361 (OCoLC)74964720 Studies in East Asian Buddhism ; no. 19. Bibliographic record display http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=236632 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information cpp2430 02 N$T 49279 49279