Theravada traditions : Buddhist ritual cultures in contemporary Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka /
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| Author / Creator: | Holt, John, 1948- author. |
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| Imprint: | Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2017] |
| Description: | xi, 391 pages ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11017289 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Phra Bang: Venerating the Buddha Image in Lao Religious Culture
- Chapter 2. Asala Perahara: Powers of the Buddha's Tooth-Relic in Sri Lanka
- Chapter 3. Upasampada and Pabbajja: Ordination in Thai Buddhist Contexts
- Chapter 4. Kathina: Making Merit in Modern Myanmar
- Chapter 5. Pchum Ben: Caring for the Dead Ritually in Cambodia
- Appendixes
- 1. The Dalada Sirita
- 2. Randoli Perahara
- 3. Wat Phnom
- 4. The Feast of the Offering to the Dead
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
