Burning for the Buddha is the first book-length study of the theory and practice of "abandoning the body"(self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. It examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who
This is the first comprehensive study in English of the cultural and religious history of tea in China. The work traces the development of tea drinking from its mythical origins to the nineteenth cent
A major collection of important essays by many of the leading scholars in the field of Buddhism, including Phyllis Granoff from Yale University, T. H. Barrett from the University of London, Raoul Birn
Burning for the Buddha: Self-Immolation in Chinese Buddhism is the first book-length study of the theory and practice of "abandoning the body" (self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. Although largely i
The area of Buddhist monasticism has long attracted the interest of Buddhist studies scholars and historians, but the interpretation of the nature and function of monasteries across diverse cultures a
