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Relics, Ritual, and Representation in Buddhism: Rematerialising the Sri Lankan Theravada Tradition (Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions)
Relics Ritual and Representation in Buddhism Rematerialising the Sri Lankan Theravada Tradition - Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions
Author: Kevin Trainor
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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521036689
ISBN-10: 0521036682
Publication Date: 4/30/2007
Pages: 240
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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