Harvard University Press A Bull of a Man, Images of Masculinity Sex and the Body in Indian Buddhism (2009).pdf

a bull of a man

a bull of a man

Images of Masculinity, Sex,

and the Body

in Indian Buddhism

John Powers

harvard university press

Cambridge, Massachusetts

London, England

2009

Printed in the United States of America

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Powers, John, 1957–

A bull of a man : images of masculinity, sex, and the body in

Indian Buddhism / John Powers.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

isbn 978-0-674-03329-0 (alk. paper)

1. Masculinity—Religious aspects—Buddhism. 2. Sex role—Religious

aspects–Buddhism. 3. Buddhist literature—India—History and criticism.

4. Buddhism—Social aspects—India—History. I. Title.

BQ4570.M365P68 2009

294.3'37—dc22

2008038738