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Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism [EPUB ebook]

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Demonstrates that Buddhists appropriated the practice, vocabulary, and ideology of sacrifice from Vedic religion, and discusses the relationship of this sacrificial discourse to ideas of karma in the Pali canon and in early Buddhism.

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Formato EPUB ● Pagine 208 ● ISBN 9781136859229 ● Casa editrice Taylor and Francis ● Pubblicato 2013 ● Scaricabile 6 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 2858940 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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