Buddha in the crown : Avalokiteśvara in the Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka /

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Sri Lanka has one of Asia's most pluralistic religious cultures. From a study of the changing role played by one Buddhist deity in Sinhala religious culture, the author of this study develops a thesis about the mechanism of religious change.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holt, John, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
Temas:
Avalokiteśvara > (Buddhist deity)
Buddhist gods.
Dieux bouddhiques.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Buddhist gods
Avalokiteśvara.
Theravada-Boeddhisme.
Mahayana.
Bodhisattva's.
Singalezen.
Buddhism > Deities
Sri Lanka
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Sri Lanka has one of Asia's most pluralistic religious cultures. From a study of the changing role played by one Buddhist deity in Sinhala religious culture, the author of this study develops a thesis about the mechanism of religious change.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 269 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1429400048
9781429400046
0195362462
9780195362466
9780195064186
0195064186
1280524901
9781280524905
9786610524907
6610524904

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