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The Bodhicaryavatara (Inbunden)
avShantideva, Kate (TRN) Crosby, Andrew (TRN) Skilton
ISBN: 9781899579495 - UTGIVEN: 2003-07The Bodhicaryavatara is one of the best-loved Mahayana Buddhist texts. It tells of a noble ideal: a compassionate life lived for the well-being of the world. Through his uplifting verses the eighth-century monk and poet Shantideva outlines the training undertaken by one wishing to follow this vision[...]
How the Nagas Were Pleased & The Shattered Thighs (Inbunden)
avHarsa, Bhasa, Andrew (TRN) Skilton
ISBN: 9780814740668 - UTGIVEN: 2009-03Two tragic plays that break the rules: both show the hero dying on stage, a scenario forbidden in Sanskrit dramaturgy. King Harsha's play, composed in the seventh century, re-examines the Buddhist tale of a magician prince who makes the ultimate sacrifice to save a hostage snake (naga). The Shattere[...]
