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100 1 $aStrong, John,$d1948-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79150013
245 10 $aRelics of the Buddha /$cJohn S. Strong.
260 $aPrinceton, N.J. :$bPrinceton University Press,$c[2004], ©2004.
300 $axxii, 290 pages ;$c24 cm.
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490 1 $aBuddhisms
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-277) and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction : relics of the Buddha --$gCh. 1.$tRelics of previous Buddhas --$gCh. 2.$tRelics of the Bodhisattva --$gCh. 3.$tRelics of the still-living Buddha : hairs and footprints --$gCh. 4.$tThe parinirvana of the Buddha --$gCh. 5.$tAsoka and the Buddha relics --$gCh. 6.$tPredestined relics : the extension of the Buddha's life story in some Sri Lankan traditions --$gCh. 7.$tFurther extensions of the Buddha's life story : some tooth relic traditions --$gCh. 8.$tRelics and eschatology.
520 1 $a"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.
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