Download or read book The Glorious Deeds of Purna written by Joel Tatelman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By providing an annotated translation of, and applying the methods of literary criticism to, a first-century account of the life of the saint Purna, this study introduces the reader to the richness and complexity of an essential Buddhist genre.