Relics, Ritual, and Representation in Buddhism
Subtitle: Rematerialising the Sri Lankan Theravada Tradition (Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780521036689
Subjects: Buddhism; Buddhism - General; Eastern - General; Gautama Buddha--Relics; Gautama Buddha--Relics Gautama Buddha--Relics; Religion / Buddhism; Religion : Eastern - General; Religion; Religion - World Religions
First sentence: When I began working on the subject of the present volume more than ten years ago, the topic of Buddhist relic veneration had not received a great deal of attention from European and American scholars.