Astonishment
A study of an ethically valorised emotion in Buddhist narrative literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4372097 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susanne Mrozik (Mount Holyoke College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 91-106 |
| Publication date | 2006-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.religion.2006.07.004 |
| OpenAlex | W2007837638 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
This essay explores the role that Buddhist narrative literature plays in fostering the cultivation of ethically valorised emotions. The essay focuses on astonishment, as it figures in Ārya Śūra's Jātakamālā, a collection of Sanskrit narratives. The essay examines how and why Ārya Śura valorises astonishment and what this valorisation reveals about the significance of emotions in Buddhist ethical life. The key distinction implicit in Ārya Śura's work between natural and cultivated emotions is worked out
Aesthetics · Art · Buddhism · Epistemology · Literature · Narrative · Natural (archaeology) · Sanskrit · Sociology · Theology · Emotions and Moral Behavior · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |