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Pages: 370
Authors: Stephen C. Berkwitz
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: BRILL

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This book on vernacular Buddhist histories written in late medieval Sri Lanka demonstrates that narrative representations of the past were designed to effective
The History of the Buddha's Relic Shrine
Language: en
Pages: 321
Authors: Parākrama Paṇḍita
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Buddhist chronicles have long been had a central place in the study of Buddhism. Scholars, however, have relied almost exclusively on Pali works that were compo
Practicing Scripture
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Pages: 320
Authors: B. J. ter Haar
Categories: History
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This is book is on a lay Buddhist movement, generally referred to as Non-Action Teaching, or Wuweijiao, that saw itself as part of the Chan tradition during the
Buddhist Encounters and Identities Across East Asia
Language: en
Pages: 453
Authors: Ann Heirman
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-05-07 - Publisher: BRILL

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Encounters, networks, identities and diversity are at the core of the history of Buddhism. They are also the focus of Buddhist Encounters and Identities across
Ghostly Desires
Language: en
Pages: 271
Authors: Arnika Fuhrmann
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-05-19 - Publisher: Duke University Press

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Through an examination of post-1997 Thai cinema and video art Arnika Fuhrmann shows how vernacular Buddhist tenets, stories, and images combine with sexual poli