Embodying the Dharma(English, Hardcover, unknown)

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Embodying the Dharma(English, Hardcover, unknown) is written by unknown and published by State University of New York Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 079146217X (ISBN 10) and 9780791462171 (ISBN 13).

Examines the practice of relic veneration in a variety of forms of Buddhism. Embodying the Dharma explores the centrality of relic veneration in Asian Buddhist cultures. Long disregarded by Western scholars as a superstitious practice reflecting the popularization of "original" Buddhism, relic veneration has emerged as a topic of vital interest in the last two decades with the increased attention to Buddhist ritual practice and material culture. This volume includes studies of relic traditions in India, Japan, Tibet, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, as well as broader comparative analyses, including comparisons of Buddhist and Christian relic veneration.