What Sermons Can Tell Us
In this I essay I analyse four sermons delivered at Shan festivals that celebrates the end of the Rains Retreat (Waa). I first argue that sermons in general are important sources of information about lived Buddhism. I next provide background information necessary to understand the sermon events and...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2015]
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Contemporary buddhism
Year: 2015, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 147-166 |
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Summary: | In this I essay I analyse four sermons delivered at Shan festivals that celebrates the end of the Rains Retreat (Waa). I first argue that sermons in general are important sources of information about lived Buddhism. I next provide background information necessary to understand the sermon events and the sermons. In conclusion, I compare the sermons and discuss what laypeople can learn from sermons and what we, as academics, can learn from them. |
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ISSN: | 1476-7953 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Contemporary buddhism
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14639947.2015.1008121 |