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"This ethnography explores the controversial plans and practices of the Maitreya Project, a transnational Buddhist organization, as they worked to build the world's tallest statue as a multi-million dollar gift to India"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Falcone, Jessica Marie, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Temas:
Maitreyanātha > Cult > India > Kushinagar (District)
Maitreyanātha
Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition.
Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition
Mahayana Buddhism > Relations.
Buddhist converts.
Mahayana Buddhism > India > Kushinagar (District)
Ethnology > India > Kushinagar (District)
Convertis bouddhistes.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Buddhist converts
Ethnology
Interfaith relations
Mahayana Buddhism
Cults
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This ethnography explores the controversial plans and practices of the Maitreya Project, a transnational Buddhist organization, as they worked to build the world's tallest statue as a multi-million dollar gift to India"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 303 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501723476
1501723472
1501723464
9781501723469
9781501723483
1501723480

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