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Burning for the Buddha self-immolation in Chinese Buddhism / by Benn, James A., 1964-

Table of Contents: “…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"? …”
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The Buddhist dead practices, discourses, representations /

Table of Contents: “…Schaeffer -- Fire and the sword : some connections between self-immolation and religious persecution in the history of Chinese Buddhism / James A. …”
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