Embodying the Dharma
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-0-7914-6218-8 (ISBN)
Embodying the Dharma explores the centrality of relic veneration in Asian Buddhist cultures. Long disregarded by Western scholars as a superstitious practice reflecting the popularization of "original" Buddhism, relic veneration has emerged as a topic of vital interest in the last two decades with the increased attention to Buddhist ritual practice and material culture. This volume includes studies of relic traditions in India, Japan, Tibet, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, as well as broader comparative analyses, including comparisons of Buddhist and Christian relic veneration.
David Germano is Associate Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Virginia. He is the coeditor (with Helmut Eimer) of The Many Canons of Tibetan Buddhism and the founder and director of the Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library. Kevin Trainor is Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Vermont and the author of Relics, Ritual, and Representation in Buddhism: Rematerializing the Sri Lankan Theravada Tradition.
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Beyond Superstition
Kevin Trainor
2. Buddhist Relics in Comparative Perspective: Beyond the Parallels
John S. Strong
3. Living Relics of the Buddha(s) in Tibet
David Germano
4. Buddhist Relics and Japanese Regalia
Bernard Faure
5. The Field of the Buddha's Presence
Jacob N. Kinnard
6. Signs of the Buddha in Northern Thai Chronicles
Donald K. Swearer
7. On the Allure of Buddhist Relics
Robert H. Sharf
Contributors
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.1.2007 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Total Illustrations: 0 |
| Verlagsort | Albany, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 308 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7914-6218-8 / 0791462188 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7914-6218-8 / 9780791462188 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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