Relics of the buddha
Auteur :
Strong, John S.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691117645
Date de publication :
15 août 2004
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
482 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.