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Relics of the Buddha (Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series)
Relics of the Buddha - Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series
Author: John S. Strong
Buddhism is popularly seen as a religion stressing the truth of impermanence. How, then, to account for the long-standing veneration, in Asian Buddhist communities, of bone fragments, hair, teeth, and other bodily bits said to come from the historic Buddha?Early European and American scholars of religion, influenced by a characteristic Protestan...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691117645
ISBN-10: 0691117640
Publication Date: 7/26/2004
Pages: 312
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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