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Virtuous Bodies

The Physical Dimensions of Morality in Buddhist Ethics

Virtuous Bodies( )
Author: Mrozik, Susanne
Series title:AAR Cultural Criticism Ser.
ISBN:978-0-19-530500-5
Publication Date:Jul 2007
Publisher:Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $75.41AUD $143.95
Book Description:

Virtuous Bodies breaks new ground in the field of Buddhist ethics by investigating the diverse roles bodies play in ethical development. Traditionally, Buddhists assumed a close connection between body and morality. Thus Buddhist literature contains descriptions of living beings that stink with sin, are disfigured by vices, or are perfumed and adorned with virtues. Taking an influential early medieval Indian Mahāyāna Buddhist text-Śāntideva's Compendium of Training...
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Book Details
Pages:200
Detailed Subjects: Religion / General
Religion / Ethics
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):23.368 x 15.748 x 2.286 cm
Book Weight:0.469 Kilograms



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