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• catalog abstract ""Buddhism is popularly seen as 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 Sakayamuni. 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."--BOOK JACKET.".
• catalog contributor b13279978.
• catalog created "c2004.".
• catalog date "2004".
• catalog date "c2004.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
• catalog description ""Buddhism is popularly seen as 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 Sakayamuni. 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."--BOOK JACKET.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-277) and index.".
• catalog description "Relics of previous Buddhas -- Relics of the Bodhisattva -- Relics of the still-living Buddha : hairs and footprints -- The Parinirvāṇa of the Buddha -- Aśoka and the Buddha relics -- Predestined relics : the extension of the Buddha's life story in some Sri Lankan traditions -- Further extensions of the Buddha's life story : some tooth relic traditions -- Relics and eschatology.".
• catalog extent "xxii, 290 p. ;".
• catalog identifier "0691117640 (cl : alk. paper)".
• catalog isPartOf "Buddhisms".
• catalog issued "2004".
• catalog issued "c2004.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,".
• catalog spatial "South Asia".
• catalog spatial "South Asia.".
• catalog spatial "Southeast Asia".
• catalog spatial "Southeast Asia.".
• catalog subject "294.3/63 22".
• catalog subject "BQ924 .S77 2004".
• catalog subject "Buddhist shrines South Asia.".
• catalog subject "Buddhist shrines Southeast Asia.".
• catalog subject "Gautama Buddha Relics South Asia.".
• catalog subject "Gautama Buddha Relics Southeast Asia.".
• catalog subject "Stūpas South Asia History.".
• catalog subject "Stūpas Southeast Asia History.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Relics of previous Buddhas -- Relics of the Bodhisattva -- Relics of the still-living Buddha : hairs and footprints -- The Parinirvāṇa of the Buddha -- Aśoka and the Buddha relics -- Predestined relics : the extension of the Buddha's life story in some Sri Lankan traditions -- Further extensions of the Buddha's life story : some tooth relic traditions -- Relics and eschatology.".
• catalog title "Relics of the Buddha / John S. Strong.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".