Embodying the Dharma : Buddhist relic veneration in Asia /

Embodying the Dharma explores the centrality of relic veneration in Asian Buddhist cultures. Long disregarded by Western scholars as a superstitious practice reflecting the popularization of "original" Buddhism, relic veneration has emerged as a topic of vital interest in the last two deca...

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مؤلفون آخرون: Germano, David, Trainor, Kevin
التنسيق: Licensed eBooks
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.18252931
الوصف
الملخص:Embodying the Dharma explores the centrality of relic veneration in Asian Buddhist cultures. Long disregarded by Western scholars as a superstitious practice reflecting the popularization of "original" Buddhism, relic veneration has emerged as a topic of vital interest in the last two decades with the increased attention to Buddhist ritual practice and material culture. This volume includes studies of relic traditions in India, Japan, Tibet, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, as well as broader comparative analyses, including comparisons of Buddhist and Christian relic veneration.
وصف مادي:1 online resource (ix, 201 pages) : illustrations
بيبلوغرافيا:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ردمك:1423739140
9781423739142
9780791484401
0791484408
9780791462171
079146217X