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Jewels, jewelry, and other shiny things in the Buddhist imaginary /
"Renunciation is a core value in the Buddhist tradition, but Buddhism is not necessarily austere. Jewels-along with heavenly flowers, rays of rainbow light, and dazzling deities-shape the literature and the material reality of the tradition. They decorate temples, fill reliquaries, are used as...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaiʻi Press,
[2021]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: The Emerald Buddha as a Map / Vanessa R. Sasson
- Jewels of Recognition and Paternity in Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu Traditions / Wendy Doniger
- Taking Refuge in Jewels / Maria Heim
- Jeweled Renunciation: Reading of the Buddha's Hagiography / Vanessa R. Sasson
- Are We All Merchants? Buddhists, Merchants, and Mercantilism in Early India / Andy Rotman
- "I don't Want a Wife without Ear Cuffs": Jewels, Gender, and the Market among the Newars of Nepal / Christoph Emmrich
- Ornaments of This World: Materiality and Poetics of the Fifth Dalai Lama's Reliquary Stupa / Nancy G. Lin
- Beads and Bones: The Case of the Piprahwa Gems / John S. Strong
- Translating the Porcelain Pagoda of Nanjing / Ellen Huang
- Luminous Remains: On Relics, Jewels, and Glass in Chinese Buddhism / Francesca Tarocco
- Offerings for Prosperity to Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Cakra Avalokitesvara / Richard K. Payne
- Hidden Treasures: Wish-Fulfilling Jewels in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism / Casey Collins.