Nirvana: concept, imagery, narrative

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2011-02-01otherChoice Reviews Online58 citationsclosed

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Indian and Buddhist Studies Biblical Studies and Interpretation Study and Philosophy of Religion

Abstract

Introduction 1. Systematic and narrative thought: eternity and closure in structure and story 2. Nirvana as a concept 3. Nirvana as an image 4. Nirvana, time and narrative 5. Past and future Buddhas Conclusion Endnotes and bibliography.

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