Of beggars and Buddhas: the politics of humor in the Vessantara Jataka in Thailand
The 547 Buddhist jatakas, or verse parables, recount the Buddha's lives in previous incarnations. In his penultimate and most famous incarnation, he appears as the Prince Vessantara, perfecting the virtue of generosity by giving away all his possessions, his wife, and his children to the beggar...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Madison, Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Press
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Series/Journal: | New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Thailand
/ Buddhist literature
/ Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Jātaka. Vessantarajātaka
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| IxTheo Classification: | BL Buddhism |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism and politics (Thailand)
History
B Buddhist giving B Buddhism and politics History Thailand B Tipiṭaka B Buddhism and state History Thailand B Buddhism and state (Thailand) History B Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Jātaka. Vessantarajātaka B Jataka stories, Thai Political aspects B Buddhist stories, Thai Political aspects B Jataka stories, Thai Humor B Buddhist stories, Thai Humor |