Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Major/Program
Religious Studies
First Advisor's Name
Nathan Katz
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Albert Wuaku
Third Advisor's Name
Oren Baruch Stier
Date of Defense
3-25-2009
Abstract
Comparative studies in sainthood in world religions, especially Pali Buddhism and Judaism has been a substantial component of my academic interests. Constructed out of my research findings the new typology of sainthood lays emphasis on the fact the two religions have a common universal pattern of sainthood, hence parallel sainthoods.
My research concludes that Siddhartha the Buddha and Moses the Prophet as primordial saints, as saintliness as a human quality in Pali Buddhism and Judaism originates from these personalities. Any other successive types of sainthood in the said religious traditions are derived from the main type, the primordial sainthood.
Identifier
FI14062231
Recommended Citation
Dedunupitiye, Upananda Thero, "Buddha and Moses as primordial saints: a new typology of parallel sainthoods derived from Pali Buddhism and Judaism" (2009). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2761.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2761
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