Fuller, Paul
2013.
The dog-duty ascetic: the politics of action in modern
Burma and the Pali Canon.
Thai International Journal of Buddhist Studies
IV
(2556)
, pp. 97-116.
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Abstract
In the Kukkuravatika-sutta we fi nd two ascetics, the dog
duty ascetic (go-vatika) and the ox duty ascetic (kukkura-vatika). They both strive for liberation by adopting the behavior of a dog or an ox. This article examines the kammic consequences of such practices
in the light of the Buddha’s advice to both ascetics. The notion of kamma as presented in this discourse suggests a complexity that popular descriptions often ignore. It will also make comparisons between animal like behavior and their kammic consequences in the Pali Nik
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Article
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Date Type: |
Publication |
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Published |
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History, Archaeology and Religion |
Subjects: |
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BQ Buddhism |
ISSN: |
2286-8348 |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: |
17 October 2016 |
Date of Acceptance: |
2014 |
Last Modified: |
18 Dec 2017 22:07 |
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http://orca.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/95250 |
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