Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities: Utopias of the Pali Imaginaire.(Review)

Utopian Studies | January 1, 1999| | Copyright

Steven Collins. Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities: Utopias of the Pali Imaginaire. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1998. xxiv + 684 pp. $85.00.

THE TITLE of Steven Collins's voluminous book, Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities: Utopias of the Pali Imaginaire, attracted my attention. As a Buddhist, I am always eager to learn about what others have to say about Buddhism. Collins offers an interesting look at the concept of nirvana and the traces of utopianism in a number of Buddhist stories. The book is well researched and contains scholarly observations about Buddhism ...

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