02843nam 22006254a 450 991081249200332120200520144314.00-520-92489-41-59734-711-610.1525/9780520924895(CKB)111056485636766(EBL)223905(OCoLC)475929233(SSID)ssj0000192161(PQKBManifestationID)11166394(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192161(PQKBWorkID)10186574(PQKB)10252354(MiAaPQ)EBC223905(DE-B1597)647902(DE-B1597)9780520924895(EXLCZ)9911105648563676620000412d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe life of Buddhism /edited by Frank E. Reynolds and Jason A. Carbine1st ed.Berkeley University of California Pressc20001 online resource (x, 230 pages) illustrationsThe life of religion ;1Description based upon print version of record.0-520-21105-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-225) and index.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 Example; Bibliography; Contributors; IndexBringing 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.Life of religion ;1.BuddhismReligious lifeBuddhismBuddhismCustoms and practicesBuddhism.Religious lifeBuddhism.BuddhismCustoms and practices.294.3Reynolds Frank1930-672589Carbine Jason A.1971-905593MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812492003321The life of Buddhism3989069UNINA