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Other authors / contributors: | Granoff, P. E. (Phyllis Emily), 1947-
Shinohara, Koichi, 1941-
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ISBN: | 9781443810890 1443810894 9781847181602 1847181600
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
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Summary: | The present volume makes a unique contribution to the study of dying in ancient cultures by focusing on what happens in the critical moments before death. Employing a wide range of literary sources, the essays in this volume focus exclusively on the moment of death and practices associated Other the transition from this world to the next. Five of the essays deal Other Asian religions, primarily Buddhism in India, Tibet, China, and Japan. The other five essays deal Other the moment of death in th ...
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Other form: | Print version: Heroes and saints. Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2007
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Standard no.: | 9946250
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