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Relics, Ritual, and Representation in Buddhism: Rematerializing the Sri Lankan Theravada Tradition
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Relics, Ritual, and Representation in Buddhism: Rematerializing the Sri Lankan Theravada Tradition in Chattanooga, TN
Current price: $120.00

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Relics, Ritual, and Representation in Buddhism: Rematerializing the Sri Lankan Theravada Tradition in Chattanooga, TN
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Western scholarship has largely ignored the practice of venerating the physical remains of the Buddha, a practice that has been a central focus of both monastic and lay Buddhists for more than two millennia. This study draws on textual and archaeological evidence from India and Sri Lanka to examine the place of relic veneration in the history of South Asian Buddhism. It contributes to current work on the history of Western Buddhology, to the discipline of religious studies, and to the history of Indian and Sri Lankan Buddhism.
Western scholarship has largely ignored the practice of venerating the physical remains of the Buddha, a practice that has been a central focus of both monastic and lay Buddhists for more than two millennia. This study draws on textual and archaeological evidence from India and Sri Lanka to examine the place of relic veneration in the history of South Asian Buddhism. It contributes to current work on the history of Western Buddhology, to the discipline of religious studies, and to the history of Indian and Sri Lankan Buddhism.

















