Author: Philip Heijmans
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945239526
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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Author: Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
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ISBN:
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 510

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Author: Burma Research Society
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ISBN:
Category : Burma
Languages : en
Pages : 524

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Author: Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 482

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Author: Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 1096

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Has appendices.

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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 508

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Author: John S. Strong
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691188114
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Buddhism is popularly 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, hair, teeth, and other bodily bits said to come from the historic Buddha? Early European and American scholars of religion, influenced by a characteristic Protestant bias against relic worship, declared such practices to be superstitious and fraudulent, and far from the true essence of Buddhism. John Strong's book, by contrast, argues that relic veneration has played a serious and integral role in Buddhist traditions in South and Southeast Asia-and that it is in no way foreign to Buddhism. The book is structured around the life story of the Buddha, starting with traditions about relics of previous buddhas and relics from the past lives of the Buddha Sakyamuni. It then considers the death of the Buddha, the collection of his bodily relics after his cremation, and stories of their spread to different parts of Asia. The book ends with a consideration of the legend of the future parinirvana (extinction) of the relics prior to the advent of the next Buddha, Maitreya. Throughout, the author does not hesitate to explore the many versions of these legends and to relate them to their ritual, doctrinal, artistic, and social contexts.

Author: Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 514

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List of members.

Author: Naoko Sonoda
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811008868
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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This book presents up-to-date information about museums and museology in present-day Asia, focusing on Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Thailand.Asian countries today have developed or are developing their own museology and museums, which are not simple copies of European or North American models. This book provides readers with carefully chosen examples of museum activities—for example, exhibition and sharing information, database construction, access to and conservation of museum collections, relationships between museums and local communities, and international cooperation in the field of cultural heritage. Readers are expected to include museum professionals and museology students.Throughout the course of this book, the reader will understand that a museum is not only a place for collecting, representing, and preserving cultural heritage but also plays a fundamental role in community development. This book is highly recommended to readers who seek a worldwide vision of museum studies.The peer-reviewed chapters in this volume are written versions of the lectures delivered by selected speakers at the international symposium "New Horizons for Asian Museums and Museology" held in February 2015 at the National Museum of Ethnology, Japan.

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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1088

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