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Buddhism is 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, and other bodily bits said to come from the historic Buddha? This book argues that relic veneration has played an integral role in Buddhist traditions in Southeast Asia.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691117645
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 320
  • Udgivet:
  • 15. august 2004
  • Størrelse:
  • 164x246x27 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 610 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 22. november 2024

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Buddhism is 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, and other bodily bits said to come from the historic Buddha? This book argues that relic veneration has played an integral role in Buddhist traditions in Southeast Asia.

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