Jonathan Morris Augustine: 1 book
Buddhist Hagiography in Early Japan
Images of Compassion in the Gyoki Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2004
Hagiographies or idealized biographies which recount the lives of saints, bodhisattvas and other charismatic figures have been the meeting place for myth and experience. In medieval Europe, the 'lives of saints' were read during liturgical celebrations and the texts themselves were treated as sacred...
