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Foreword by Gregory Schopen
Preface
1. Introduction: Buddhism as a Pragmatic Religious Tradition
Popular Narratives and their “Domestication” in Buddhist Communities
The Development of Buddhist Ritualism
The Ritual Innovations of Mahayana Buddhism
Nepal and Newar Buddhism
The Context and Paradoxes of Modernity
2. Stupas and Spouses: The Shrngabheri Avadana
Background
Translation
The Domestication of the Text
Observations on the History of Practical Buddhism
3. Merchants, Demonesses, and Missionary Faith: The Simhalasarthabahu Avadana
Background
Translation
The Domestication of the Text
Observations on the History of Practical Buddhism
4. Devotions to a Celestial Bodhisattva: The Tara Vrata
Background
Translation
The Domestication of the Text
5. Invoking the Powers of the Buddhist “Dark Lord”: The Caturdashi Vrata of Mahakala
Background
Translation
The Domestication of the Text
Vratas and the History of Practical Buddhism
6. The Refuge of Recitation: The Pañcaraksa
Buddhism amid Disease in the Premodern World
Background
Translation
The Domestication of the Pañcaraksa Texts
Observations on the History of Practical Buddhism
7. Summary and Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Sujets
Informations
Publié par | State University of New York Press |
Date de parution | 07 septembre 2000 |
Nombre de lectures | 0 |
EAN13 | 9780791492437 |
Langue | English |
Poids de l'ouvrage | 4 Mo |
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