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Summary:

Buddhism and Jainism share the concepts of karma, rebirth, and the desirability of escaping from rebirth. The literature of both traditions contains many stories about past, and sometimes future, lives which reveal much about these foundational doctrines. Naomi Appleton carefully explores how multi-life stories served to construct, communicate, and challenge ideas about karma and rebirth within early South Asia, examining portrayals of the different realms of rebirth, the potential paths and goals of human beings, and the biographies of ideal religious figures. Appleton also deftly surveys the ability of karma to bind individuals together over multiple lives, and the nature of the supernormal memory that makes multi-life stories available in the first place. This original study not only sheds light on the individual preoccupations of Buddhist and Jain tradition, but contributes to a more complete history of religious thought in South Asia, and brings to the foreground long-neglected narrative sources.

Author/Creator:

Appleton, Naomi, 1982- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Narrating karma and rebirth: Buddhist and Jain multi-life stories [by Appleton, N.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Narrating karma and rebirth [by Appleton, N.] (ISBN 9781107033931; LCCN 2014002456; OCLC Number 871200142)

Subjects:

Karma

Reincarnation

Buddhist literature — History and criticism

Jaina literature — History and criticism

Buddhist literature

Jaina literature

Genres:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

BL2015.K3 A73 2014eb

ISBNs:

9781139523998 (electronic bk.)
1139523996 (electronic bk.)
9781139922241 (electronic bk.)
1139922246 (electronic bk.)
9781107033931 [Invalid]
1107033934 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

871316451