Theravada traditions: Buddhist ritual cultures in contemporary Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka
Phra Bang : venerating the Buddha image in Lao religious culture -- Asala Perahara : powers of the Buddha relic in Sri Lanka -- Upasampada and pabbajja : ordination in Thai Buddhist contexts -- Kathina : making merit in modern Myanmar (Burma) -- Pchum Ben : caring for the dead ritually in Cambodia
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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WorldCat: | WorldCat |
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Published: |
Honolulu
University of Hawaiʻi Press
[2017]
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In: | Year: 2017 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Sri Lanka
/ Buddhism
/ Theravada
/ Ritual
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Further subjects: | B
Buddhism and state
B Theravāda Buddhism Rituals Sri Lanka B Theravāda Buddhism (Southeast Asia) Rituals B Buddhism and state (Sri Lanka) B Theravāda Buddhism Rituals Southeast Asia B Theravāda Buddhism (Sri Lanka) Rituals B Buddhism and state (Southeast Asia) B Theravāda Buddhism B Buddhism and state Southeast Asia B Buddhism and state Sri Lanka |
Summary: | Phra Bang : venerating the Buddha image in Lao religious culture -- Asala Perahara : powers of the Buddha relic in Sri Lanka -- Upasampada and pabbajja : ordination in Thai Buddhist contexts -- Kathina : making merit in modern Myanmar (Burma) -- Pchum Ben : caring for the dead ritually in Cambodia |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-373) and index |
ISBN: | 0824867807 |