The Life or Legend of Gaudama, the Buddha of the Burmese (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete EditionBy Paul Ambroise Bigandet
Length25h 49m
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The Life or Legend of Gaudama, the Buddha of the Burmese gathers, in two substantial volumes, the Burmese narrative traditions surrounding Siddhartha Gautama, from miraculous birth and renunciation to enlightenment, preaching, and final nibbana. Bigandet writes in a learned, explanatory prose that combines translated legend, doctrinal summary, and ethnographic observation. As a nineteenth-century work of Buddhist studies, it stands at the intersection of hagiography, comparative religion, and colonial-era Orientalist scholarship, preserving materials drawn from Burmese manuscripts and monastic learning while filtering them through a Christian European interpretive frame. Paul Ambroise Bigandet (1813–1894), a French Catholic missionary and later vicar apostolic in Burma, spent many years among Burmese communities. His long residence, linguistic competence, and contact with monks, lay devotees, and local texts gave him unusual access to Buddhist thought and practice. His missionary vocation partly shaped his desire to understand Buddhism systematically, yet his work also reflects genuine intellectual curiosity and respect for the complexity of Burmese religious culture. This book is recommended for readers seeking an early, influential account of Theravada Buddhist narrative, belief, and custom in Burma. Scholars of religion, colonial knowledge, Buddhist hagiography, and Southeast Asian history will find it especially valuable, provided they read it critically, attentive both to its documentary richness and to its period assumptions.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length25 hrs 49 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 10, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Buddhist Scriptures (Annotated)
2Volume 1
3CHAPTER I.
4CHAPTER II.
5CHAPTER IV.
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6CHAPTER VI.
7CHAPTER VII.
8CHAPTER VIII.
9CHAPTER IX.
10CHAPTER X.
11CHAPTER XI.
12Volume 2
13CHAPTER I.
14CHAPTER III.
15CHAPTER IV.
16CHAPTER V.
17AN ABSTRACT OF A FEW SMALL DZATS, AND OF TWO PRINCIPAL ONES, CALLED NEMI AND DZANECKA.
18REMARKS ON THE SITES AND NAMES OF THE PRINCIPAL PLACES MENTIONED IN THE LEGEND.
19NOTICE ON THE PHONGYIES, OR BUDDHIST MONKS, SOMETIMES CALLED TALAPOINS.[53] (pt. 1)
20NOTICE ON THE PHONGYIES, OR BUDDHIST MONKS, SOMETIMES CALLED TALAPOINS.[53] (pt. 2)
21ADDENDA.
22FOOTNOTES (pt. 1)
23FOOTNOTES (pt. 2)
24Memorable Quotes
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