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The life of Buddhism /

Bringing together fifteen essays by outstanding Buddhist scholars from Asia, Europe, and North America, this book offers a distinctive portrayal of the "life of Buddhism." The contributors focus on a number of religious practices across the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Reynolds, Frank, 1930-, Carbine, Jason A., 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2000.
Colección:Life of religion ; 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preliminaries; Contents; Note to the reader; General Introduction; 1. Temples and Monastic Complexes (Japan); 2. Image Consecrations (Thailand); 3. State Rituals and Ceremonies (Myanma); 4. Village Rituals and Ceremonies (Thailand); 5. The Ordination of Monks and Novices (Korea); 6. Female Renunciants (Myanma[r]/Burma); 7. Meditation (Japan); 8. The Monastic Quest; 9. Monastic Funerals (Thailand); 10. Lay Identity and Participation (China); 11. Cosmology and Law (Tibet); 12. Cosmology and Healing (Sri Lanka); 13. Devotional Rituals: Recent Innovations (Sri Lanka); 14. Death and Beyond (Japan).