“The Kukkura-Jātaka,” M.K. Gandhi and Intizar Husain: Ancient Buddhism Writes Back (and Forth)

In the “Kukkura-Jātaka,” the Buddha, in a previous incarnation as a dog, saves his fellow-dogs from extermination through nonviolence (ahiṃsā). I analyse the “Kukkura” as a Buddhist multidirectional “writing back and forth” vis-à-vis Brahmanist discourse. M.K. Gandhi’s justification of the killing o...

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Principais autores:	Roy, Sneharika, editor-in-chief., Note from the, content., Some typographical errors have been corrected after publication. They implied no alteration of the article’s
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Société des Études Postcoloniales 2025
Assuntos:	ahiṃsā Buddhism M.K. Gandhi Intizar Husain jātaka writing back
Acesso em linha:	https://doi.org/10.4000/15527 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13089/15527 https://journals.openedition.org/pla/2722
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