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Introduction: A Buddha without Buddhism

© 2019 University of Chicago Press

© 2019 University of Chicago Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Illustrations vii
  4. Acknowledgments ix
  5. Conventions xi
  6. Introduction: A Buddha without Buddhism 1
  7. 1. The Buddha as Preceptor 22
  8. 2. The Buddha as Local Hero 61
  9. 3. The Buddha as Exemplar 96
  10. 4. The Buddha as Fraud 119
  11. 5. The Buddha as Character 165
  12. Conclusion: Sage as Story 234
  13. Notes 251
  14. Works Cited 299
  15. Finding Aid for Names and Terms 327
  16. Index 345
A Storied Sage
This chapter is in the book A Storied Sage
https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226286419-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Illustrations vii
  4. Acknowledgments ix
  5. Conventions xi
  6. Introduction: A Buddha without Buddhism 1
  7. 1. The Buddha as Preceptor 22
  8. 2. The Buddha as Local Hero 61
  9. 3. The Buddha as Exemplar 96
  10. 4. The Buddha as Fraud 119
  11. 5. The Buddha as Character 165
  12. Conclusion: Sage as Story 234
  13. Notes 251
  14. Works Cited 299
  15. Finding Aid for Names and Terms 327
  16. Index 345
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