Theravada Traditions : Buddhist Ritual Cultures in Contemporary Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka /

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This is a study of very popular ritual celebrations observed by Buddhist monks and laity in each of the predominantly Theravada Buddhist cultures in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.) The theoretical approach deployed guides the reader through the distinctiveness of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Holt, John, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Buddhism and state.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Bouddhisme et État > Sri Lanka.
Bouddhisme et État > Asie du Sud-Est.
Bouddhisme Theravāda > Sri Lanka > Rituel.
Bouddhisme Theravāda > Asie du Sud-Est > Rituel.
Buddhism and state > Sri Lanka.
Buddhism and state > Southeast Asia.
Theravāda Buddhism > Sri Lanka > Rituals.
Theravāda Buddhism > Southeast Asia > Rituals.
Sri Lanka.
Southeast Asia.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Phra Bang : venerating the Buddha image in Lao religious culture
  • Asala Perahara : powers of the Buddha's tooth-relic in Sri Lanka
  • Upasampada and pabbajja : ordination in Thai Buddhist contexts
  • Kathina : making merit in modern Myanmar (Burma)
  • Pchum Ben : caring for the dead ritually in Cambodia
  • Appendixes. 1. The Dalada sirita ; 2. Randoli Perahara ; 3. Wat Phnom ; 4. The Feast of the Offering to the Dead.

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