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Apsarases:
The Buddhist Conversion of the Nymphs of Heaven

By Linda Covill

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Only a man could dream of Heaven as a place where he can lie about all day, surrounded by beautiful women

On how the Buddhists transformed the Indian image of heaven.

About: The History of Buddhism Saṃsāra Buddhist Philosophy in Dialogue Canonical Rebirth Stories

Published in 2005 in Buddhist Studies Review.

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    year=2005,
    journal={Buddhist Studies Review},
    volume=22,
    number=2,
    pages={131--139},
    keywords={roots,deva,cosmology,dialogue,rebirth-stories},
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