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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany, N.Y. :
State University of New York Press,
©2004.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- EMBODYING THE DHARMA
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- 1. INTRODUCTION: BEYOND SUPERSTITION Kevin Trainor
- 2. BUDDHIST RELICS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE: BEYOND THE PARALLELS John S. Strong
- 3. LIVING RELICS OF THE BUDDHA(S) IN TIBET David Germano
- 4. BUDDHIST RELICS AND JAPANESE REGALIA Bernard Faure
- 5. THE FIELD OF THE BUDDHA'S PRESENCE Jacob N. Kinnard
- 6. SIGNS OF THE BUDDHA IN NORTHERN THAI CHRONICLES Donald K. Swearer
- 7. ON THE ALLURE OF BUDDHIST RELICS Robert H. Sharf
- CONTRIBUTORS
- INDEX
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P.
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z.