Becoming the Buddha: The Ritual of Image Consecration in Thailand (Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: January 26, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780691114354
Subjects: Buddhism; Theravåada Buddhism; Religion; Buddhism - General; Religion - World Religions; Theravada Buddhism; Thailand; Buddhism - Rituals & Practice; Asian and Asian American Studies; Mind, Body, Spirit; Religion / Buddhism; Abhiseka (Buddhist rite); Abhiòseka (Buddhist rite); History; Rituals
First sentence: THE GREEKS INVENTED the myth of Narcissus to illustrate the folly of self-love.