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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Germano, David, Trainor, Kevin
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.18252931