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Shared characters in Jain, Buddhist and Hindu narrative : gods, kings and other heroes / Naomi Appleton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Appleton, Naomi, 1982- author.
- Series:
- Dialogues in south Asian traditions
- Dialogues in South Asian traditions: religion, philosophy, literature and history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brahmanism.
- Jainism.
- Heroes.
- Kings and rulers.
- India--Religion--To 1200.
- India.
- Religion.
- Gods, Indic.
- India--Kings and rulers--Religious aspects.
- Heroes--Religious aspects.
- Heroes--India.
- Jainism--India.
- Buddhism--India.
- Buddhism.
- Brahmanism--India.
- Kings and rulers--Religious aspects.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 212 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction 1
- Historical and religious context 2
- Methods and sources 11
- Sources and dates 12
- Overview of sources 13
- The audiences 15
- A shared narrative universe 18
- 2 Indra, king of the gods 25
- Indra as a reformed character 27
- Indra in the service of jinas and buddhas 32
- Indra as supportive, of good humans 35
- Indra as tester of virtues 38
- Multiple Indras - is Indra replaceable? 45
- Conclusion 50
- 3 Brahma or Brahmas 57
- Brahmanical Brahma 58
- Brahma, Rsahha and the origins of society 61
- Brahma, Brahmas and the Brahma heavens 64
- Buddhist Brahma gods 65
- Deluded Brahmas 66
- Supportive Brahmas 69
- Brahma entreats the Buddha to teach 71
- Brahma in Indian religious history 74
- Conclusion 76
- 4 Visnu, Rama and Krsna 82
- Visnu as an inclusivity tool 83
- Competing worlds 86
- Jain tales of Kama and Krsna 91
- Buddhist tales of Rama and Krsna 95
- Conclusion 100
- 5 Mothers of heroic sons 107
- Part 1 The mothers 108
- Mothers in the Ramayana 109
- Mothers in the Mahabharata 111
- Mothers of the Buddha 114
- Mothers of jinas 119
- Part 2 The motifs 122
- Miraculous mothers 122
- Multiple mothers 125
- Mothers as powerful, mothers as pioneers 127
- Maternal grief 129
- Conclusion 130
- 6 The renouncing royals of Videha 137
- Part 1 The motifs 139
- King Nimi and the grey hair 139
- The four kings 140
- 'Though Mithila may be on fire ...' 146
- Part 2 The lineage 151
- Kingship and renunciation 152
- Janaka and renunciation in Brahmanical literature 154
- What about the women? 158
- Playing with motifs and lineages: The story of King Arindama 159
- Lineages of buddhas 161
- Conclusion 162
- 7 Conclusion 170
- Literary characters and religious ideas 170
- Gods as shared characters 171
- Patterns of intervention 173
- Models of heroism 173
- Shared characters, shared histories 175
- Shared characters and the inter-religious encounter 175
- The history of early Indian religions 179
- Conclusion 183.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781472484451
- 1472484452
- OCLC:
- 967721133
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