Battling the Buddha of love : a cultural biography of the greatest statue never built /

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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Community/sangha : FPMT's transnational Buddhists
  • Religious practice/dharma : global Buddhism, translation and heritage
  • The statue/murti : planning a colossal Maitreya
  • The relics/sarira : worship, transmission, and fundraising with the relic tour
  • Aspiration/asha : hope, the future tense, and making (up) progress on the Maitreya project
  • Holy place/tirtha : social life in the place of the Buddha's death
  • Steadfastness/aditthana : Indian farmers resist the Buddha of love
  • Loving-kindness/maitri : ethics, values and progress in the shadow of Maitreya
  • Compassionate practice/karuna : advocacy anthropology and engagement
  • Conclusion : faith/shraddha : guru devotion, agency and belief
  • Epilogue : rebirth/samsara : the future of the Maitreya project.

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