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Autore |
Reynolds Frank <1930-> |
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Titolo |
The Life of Buddhism [[electronic resource]] |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-520-92489-4 |
1-59734-711-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Collana |
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The life of religion The life of Buddhism |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Buddhism |
Religious life - Buddhism |
Religious life - Customs and practices |
Religion |
Philosophy & Religion |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminaries; Contents; Note to the reader; General Introduction; 1. Temples and Monastic Complexes (Japan); 2. Image Consecrations (Thailand); 3. State Rituals and Ceremonies (Myanma); 4. Village Rituals and Ceremonies (Thailand); 5. The Ordination of Monks and Novices (Korea); 6. Female Renunciants (Myanma[r]/Burma); 7. Meditation (Japan); 8. The Monastic Quest; 9. Monastic Funerals (Thailand); 10. Lay Identity and Participation (China); 11. Cosmology and Law (Tibet); 12. Cosmology and Healing (Sri Lanka); 13. Devotional Rituals: Recent Innovations (Sri Lanka); 14. Death and Beyond (Japan) |
15. An American ExampleBibliography; Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Bringing together fifteen essays by outstanding Buddhist scholars from Asia, Europe, and North America, this book offers a distinctive portrayal of the ""life of Buddhism."" The contributors focus on a number of religious practices across the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan to Tibet. |
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