The Buddhist Scriptures Literary Elements

The Buddhist Scriptures Literary Elements

Genre

Religious book

Setting and Context

The book is written in the context of the Buddhist religion.

Narrator and Point of View

Third-person narrative

Tone and Mood

Enlightening, reflective, heartening

Protagonist and Antagonist

Buddha is the protagonist of the book.

Major Conflict

The main conflict is the divergence between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism because they take different directions but are assumed to mean the same thing.

Climax

The climax is the use of the Lotus Sutra in Buddhism because it teaches the spiritual leaders the basic creeds of Mahayana Buddhism.

Foreshadowing

The successful transition of Buddhism from one generation to the other is foreshadowed by the successful initial implementation of Vinayana Pitaka, Sutra Pitaka and Abhidharma baskets of religion.

Understatement

The complexity of Buddhism is understated. For instance, the three baskets of Buddhism can only be comprehended by monks and nuns.

Allusions

The story alludes to Buddhist doctrines and teachings.

Imagery

Monastery imagery is dominant in the text, and it depicts sight to aid readers to see the experiences of moralistic life.

Paradox

The dramatic paradox in the text is life and death. According to Buddhists, death is a beautiful thing because it reflects the present life. On the other hand, Buddhists view life as misery and full of temptations.

Parallelism

N/A

Metonymy and Synecdoche

Sutra Pitaka is a metonymy for discourse and summoning.

Personification

N/A

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