Nanda has it all: youth, money, good looks and a kittenish wife who fulfills his sexual and emotional needs. He also has the Buddha, a dispassionate man of immense insight and self-containment, for an older brother. When Nanda is made a reluctant recruit to the Buddha's order of monks, he is forced to confront his all-too-human enslavement to his erotic and romantic desires. Dating from the second century CE, Ashva-ghosha's Handsome Nanda portrays its hero's spiritual makeover with compassion, psychological profundity, ...
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Nanda has it all: youth, money, good looks and a kittenish wife who fulfills his sexual and emotional needs. He also has the Buddha, a dispassionate man of immense insight and self-containment, for an older brother. When Nanda is made a reluctant recruit to the Buddha's order of monks, he is forced to confront his all-too-human enslavement to his erotic and romantic desires. Dating from the second century CE, Ashva-ghosha's Handsome Nanda portrays its hero's spiritual makeover with compassion, psychological profundity, and great poetic skill. Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http: //...
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Add this copy of Handsome Nanda (Clay Sanskrit Library, 39) to cart. $20.64, good condition, Sold by SurplusTextSeller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MO, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Clay Sanskrit.
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Good. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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New. 2007. Hardcover. Offers a collection of animal fables that are interwoven with human stories, designed to instruct wayward princes. This title also contains the compact version of King Vikrama's Adventures, thirty-two tales about a generous emperor, told by thirty-two statuettes adorning his lion-throne. Translator(s): Asvaghosha; Covill, Linda. Series: Clay Sanskrit Library. Num Pages: 387 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 117 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of Handsome Nanda to cart. $42.00, very good condition, Sold by Evolving Lens Bookseller rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Kingston, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by New York University Press / JJC Foundation.
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Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Rubbing and edge wear to jacket. Text is clean and unmarked.; Clay Sanskrit Library Series; 6.54 X 4.17 X 0.79 inches; 387 pages.
Add this copy of Handsome Nanda (Clay Sanskrit Library, 39) to cart. $52.66, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Clay Sanskrit.
