Buddha's Prolongation of Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2800316 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Padmanabh S Jaini (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1958 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 546-552 |
| Publication date | 1958-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x0006016x |
| OpenAlex | W2092852965 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The belief in immortality and the immeasurable life-span of a single existence is found in the earliest records of the Indian religions. The general trend of the Vedas, the epics, and the Purāṇas is towards immortalizing their devatās and deities. The avatāras of the Hindu Godhead, in spite of their earthly existence, were considered free from the laws of birth and death. In their case these incidents were spoken of as mere appearances, since such beings were but devices of the immortal God to work among mortals
Art · Biology · Buddhism · Evolutionary biology · Gautama Buddha · Genealogy · Hinduism · Immortality · Life span · Literature · Prolongation · Theology · Vedas · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Medicine · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |