The life of Buddhism / edited by Frank E. Reynolds and Jason A. Carbine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reynolds, Frank, 1930-

Carbine, Jason A., 1971-

Series:

Life of religion ; 1.

The life of religion ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism.

Religious life--Buddhism.

Religious life.

Buddhism--Customs and practices.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 230 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

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); 15. An American Example; Bibliography; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-225) and index.

ISBN:

0-520-92489-4

1-59734-711-6

OCLC:

475929233