Burning for the Buddha : Self-Immolation in Chinese Buddhism

Offers the first book-length study of the theory and practice of "abandoning the body"(self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. This book examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and doctrinal context.

• | : James A. Benn
• | Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 30, 2016
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 376 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0824867890
• | ISBN-13: 9780824867898