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Becoming the Buddha : the ritual of image consecration in Thailand /
"Becoming the Buddha is the first book-length study of a key ritual of Buddhist practice in Asia: the consecration of a Buddha image or "new Buddha," a ceremony by which the Buddha becomes present or alive. Through a richly detailed, accessible exploration of this ritual in northern T...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
2004.
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| Series: | Buddhisms.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Buddha and Buddha Image
- Ch. 2. Meeting the Buddha: Temple, Image, and Relic
- Ch. 3. Constructing a Buddha Image
- Ch. 4. The Ritual: Opening the Eyes of the Buddha
- Ch. 5. Instructing the Image
- Ch. 6. Empowering the Image
- Ch. 7. The Body of the Buddha: Popular Buddhism and Buddhological Theory
- Ch. 8. Consecration Traditions in Other Buddhist Cultures: Reassessing the Buddhabhiseka
- Epilogue: If You Meet the Buddha, Kill Him!
- Glossary of Selected Pali and Thai Terms.