Uncovering the Mythical Buddha
A professor of Japanese religion discusses what manga and myth can teach us about the creativity of the Buddhist tradition.
Bernard Faure
Bernard Faure is Kao Professor in Japanese Religion at Columbia University and the author of several books on Buddhism, including The Rhetoric of Immediacy: A Cultural Critique of Chan/Zen Buddhism and The Power of Denial: Buddhism, Purity, and Gender. He is currently working on a book on Japanese gods and demons.
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The Thousand and One Lives of the Buddha
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, scholar Bernard Faure discusses the literary and mythological aspects of the Buddha’s life story that are often overlooked.
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Length: 41:21
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