Relics, Ritual, and Representation in Buddhism
Rematerializing the Sri Lankan Theravada Tradition
Part of Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions
- Author: Kevin Trainor, University of Vermont
- Date Published: April 2007
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521036689
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Western scholarship has largely ignored the practice of venerating the physical remains of the Buddha, a practice that has been a central focus of both monastic and lay Buddhists for more than two millennia. This study draws on textual and archaeological evidence from India and Sri Lanka to examine the place of relic veneration in the history of South Asian Buddhism. It contributes to current work on the history of Western Buddhology, to the discipline of religious studies, and to the history of Indian and Sri Lankan Buddhism.
Read more- A serious study which examines the practice of venerating the physical remains of the Buddha
- Draws on and integrates specialist literature on South Asia and theoretical work in religious studies
- Provides an important and accessible survey of the literature
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"A carefully researched and theoretically engaged study.... A first-rate analysis that belongs in every academic library with significant holdings on Buddhism." John Clifford Holt, Religious Studies Review
See more reviews"...Trainor's study includes careful translations from the original P^D-ali and does a good job of researching a wide variety of selective sources." Nirmala Salgado, Journal of the American Oriental Society
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- Date Published: April 2007
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521036689
- length: 240 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 153 x 9 mm
- weight: 0.366kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
1. Orientations
2. Buddhist relic veneration in India
3. Relics and the establishment of the Buddhist sasana in Sri Lanka
4. Paradigms of presence
5. Ritual and the presence of the Buddha
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index.
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