The life of Buddhism
Bringing together fifteen essays by outstanding Buddhist scholars from Asia, Europe, and North America, this book offers a distinctive portrayal of the "life of Buddhism." The contributors focus on a number of religious practices across the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Berkeley
University of Californiarnia Press
(c)2000
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| In: | Year: 2000 |
| Series/Journal: | The life of religion
1 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buddhism
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Religious Life Buddhism B Philosophy & Religion B Buddhism B Religious life ; Buddhism B RELIGION ; Buddhism ; General B Religion B Electronic books B Buddhism Customs and practices B Buddhism ; Customs and practices |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: Life of Buddhism: |
| Summary: | Bringing together fifteen essays by outstanding Buddhist scholars from Asia, Europe, and North America, this book offers a distinctive portrayal of the "life of Buddhism." The contributors focus on a number of religious practices across the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan to Tibet Preliminaries; Contents; Note to the reader; General Introduction; 1. Temples and Monastic Complexes (Japan); 2. Image Consecrations (Thailand); 3. State Rituals and Ceremonies (Myanma); 4. Village Rituals and Ceremonies (Thailand); 5. The Ordination of Monks and Novices (Korea); 6. Female Renunciants (Myanma[r]/Burma); 7. Meditation (Japan); 8. The Monastic Quest; 9. Monastic Funerals (Thailand); 10. Lay Identity and Participation (China); 11. Cosmology and Law (Tibet); 12. Cosmology and Healing (Sri Lanka); 13. Devotional Rituals: Recent Innovations (Sri Lanka); 14. Death and Beyond (Japan). |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-225) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 0520211057 |