Embodying the Dharma : Buddhist relic veneration in Asia / edited by David Germano and Kevin Trainor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Germano, David.

Trainor, Kevin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist antiquities--Asia.

Gautama Buddha--Relics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 201 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

EMBODYING THE DHARMA CONTENTS 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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791484401

0791484408

9781423739142

1423739140

OCLC:

62347917