Roland in Moonlight
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Roland in Moonlight is a 2021 autobiographical fairy tale by philosopher and religious studies scholar David Bentley Hart. Following a narrative framework taken from an eventful period of over a decad
Cover for Roland in Moonlight with Angelico Press (2021)
David Bentley Hart and Roland, the title character in Roland in Moonlight (2021).
Tushita
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Tuṣita or Tushita is one of the six deva-worlds of the Buddhist Desire realm, located between the Yāma heaven and the Nirmāṇarati heaven. Like the other heavens, Tuṣita is said to be reachable through
Roland in Moonlight
…is Roland’s book” (314). The story introduces us to Roland’s larger-than-life persona (including his status as a bodhisattva who once dwelled in the Tuṣita Heaven as noted on page 29) while still enjoying him as most definitely a dog. Classicist and religious studies scholar David Armstrong has pointed out that…
Stone relief carving of Tushita Heaven, carved during the Kushan Dynasty
Maitreya Bodhisattva in Tushita Heaven. Palm leaf manuscript. Nalanda, Bihar, India