Battling the Buddha of love : a cultural biography of the greatest statue never built / Jessica Marie Falcone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Falcone, Jessica Marie, 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition.

Mahayana Buddhism--Relations.

Mahayana Buddhism.

Relations.

Buddhist converts.

Mahayana Buddhism--India--Kushinagar (District).

Maitreya (Buddhist deity)--Cult--India--Kushinagar (District).

Maitreya (Buddhist deity).

Ethnology--India--Kushinagar (District).

Ethnology.

Interfaith relations.

Maitreya (Buddhist deity)--Cult.

India.

Physical Description:

xviii, 303 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.

Summary:

"This ethnography explores the controversial plans and practices of the Maitreya Project, a transnational Buddhist organization, as they worked to build the world's tallest statue as a multi-million dollar gift to India"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Community/sangha : FPMT's transnational Buddhists

Religious practice/dharma : global Buddhism, translation and heritage

The statue/murti : planning a colossal Maitreya

The relics/sarira : worship, transmission, and fundraising with the relic tour

Aspiration/asha : hope, the future tense, and making (up) progress on the Maitreya project

Holy place/tirtha : social life in the place of the Buddha's death

Steadfastness/aditthana : Indian farmers resist the Buddha of love

Loving-kindness/maitri : ethics, values and progress in the shadow of Maitreya

Compassionate practice/karuna : advocacy anthropology and engagement

Conclusion : faith/shraddha : guru devotion, agency and belief

Epilogue : rebirth/samsara : the future of the Maitreya project.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Falcone, Jessica Marie, 1976- Battling the Buddha of love.

ISBN:

9781501723469

1501723464

9781501723483

1501723480

OCLC:

1027732156