In Search of the Christian Buddha How an Asian Sage Became a Medieval Saint
- New York W.W.Norton & Co 2014
- 262p
includes index and biblioraphy
Introduction ......9 Chapter one The storied buddha: The indian tale ......14 Chapter two The buddha becomes a prophet: The arabic bilawhar and budhasaf ......54 Chapter three The prince becomes a christian saint: The georgian balavariani .....90 Chapter four The saint is translated: Greek and latin versions of the barlaam legend .....122 Chapter five The pious prince goes to war: Gui de cambrai`s barlaam and josaphat .......144 Chapter Six The buddha becomes josaphat: Early modern readers ......172 Chapter seven Josaphat becomes the buddha: Modern readers .....188