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Offers the first book-length study of the theory and practice of â abandoning the bodyâ (self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. This book examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and doctrinal context.

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Offers the first book-length study of the theory and practice of â abandoning the bodyâ (self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. This book examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and doctrinal context.
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James A. Benn is assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University