{"product_id":"nirvana-concept-imagery-narrative-9780521708340","title":"Nirvana: Concept  Imagery  Narrative","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe idea of nirvana (Pali nibbna) is alluring but elusive for non-specialists and specialists alike. Offering his own interpretation of key texts  Steven Collins explains the idea in a new  accessible way - as a concept  as an image (metaphor)  and as an element in the process of narrating both linear and cyclical time. Exploring nirvana from literary and philosophical perspectives  he argues that it has a specific role: to provide the sense of an ending in both the systematic and the narrative thought of the Pali imaginaire. Translations from a number of texts  including some dealing with past and future Buddhas  enable the reader to access source material directly. This book will be essential reading for students of Buddhism  but will also have much to teach anyone concerned with Asia and its religions  or indeed anyone with an interest in the ideas of eternal life or timelessness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651418316853,"sku":"ByrdShop_0521708346","price":39.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780521708340.jpg?v=1781834549","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/nirvana-concept-imagery-narrative-9780521708340","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}