The Resource Becoming the Buddha : the ritual of image consecration in Thailand, Donald K. Swearer
Becoming the Buddha : the ritual of image consecration in Thailand, Donald K. Swearer
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The item Becoming the Buddha : the ritual of image consecration in Thailand, Donald K. Swearer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- "Becoming the Buddha is the first book-length study of a key ritual of Buddhist practice in Asia: the consecration of a Buddha image or "new Buddha," a ceremony by which the Buddha becomes present or alive. Through a richly detailed, accessible exploration of this ritual in northern Thailand, an exploration that stands apart from standard text-based or anthropological approaches, Donald Swearer makes a major contribution to our understanding of the Buddha image, its role in Buddhist devotional life, and its relationship to the veneration of Buddha relics. Blending ethnography, analysis, and Buddhist texts related to this mimetic reenactment of the night of the Buddha's enlightenment, he demonstrates that the image becomes the Buddha's surrogate by being invested with the Buddha's story and charged with the extraordinary power of Buddhahood. The process by which this transformation occurs through chant, sermon, meditation, and the presence of charismatic monks is at the heart of this book."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 332 pages)
- Contents
-
- Ch. 5.
- Instructing the Image
- Ch. 6.
- Empowering the Image
- Ch. 7.
- The Body of the Buddha: Popular Buddhism and Buddhological Theory
- Ch. 8.
- Consecration Traditions in Other Buddhist Cultures: Reassessing the Buddhabhiseka
- Epilogue: If You Meet the Buddha, Kill Him!
- Glossary of Selected Pali and Thai Terms
- Ch. 1.
- Buddha and Buddha Image
- Ch. 2.
- Meeting the Buddha: Temple, Image, and Relic
- Ch. 3.
- Constructing a Buddha Image
- Ch. 4.
- The Ritual: Opening the Eyes of the Buddha
- Isbn
- 9780691216027
- Label
- Becoming the Buddha : the ritual of image consecration in Thailand
- Title
- Becoming the Buddha
- Title remainder
- the ritual of image consecration in Thailand
- Statement of responsibility
- Donald K. Swearer
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Becoming the Buddha is the first book-length study of a key ritual of Buddhist practice in Asia: the consecration of a Buddha image or "new Buddha," a ceremony by which the Buddha becomes present or alive. Through a richly detailed, accessible exploration of this ritual in northern Thailand, an exploration that stands apart from standard text-based or anthropological approaches, Donald Swearer makes a major contribution to our understanding of the Buddha image, its role in Buddhist devotional life, and its relationship to the veneration of Buddha relics. Blending ethnography, analysis, and Buddhist texts related to this mimetic reenactment of the night of the Buddha's enlightenment, he demonstrates that the image becomes the Buddha's surrogate by being invested with the Buddha's story and charged with the extraordinary power of Buddhahood. The process by which this transformation occurs through chant, sermon, meditation, and the presence of charismatic monks is at the heart of this book."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1934-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Swearer, Donald K.
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Buddhisms
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Buddha
- Buddha
- Abhiṣeka (Buddhist rite)
- Buddhism
- Theravāda Buddhism
- RELIGION
- Abhiṣeka (Buddhist rite)
- Buddhism
- Thailand
- Bild
- Weihe
- Thailand
- Riten
- Boeddhisme
- Label
- Becoming the Buddha : the ritual of image consecration in Thailand, Donald K. Swearer
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-320) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Ch. 5.
- Instructing the Image
- Ch. 6.
- Empowering the Image
- Ch. 7.
- The Body of the Buddha: Popular Buddhism and Buddhological Theory
- Ch. 8.
- Consecration Traditions in Other Buddhist Cultures: Reassessing the Buddhabhiseka
- Epilogue: If You Meet the Buddha, Kill Him!
- Glossary of Selected Pali and Thai Terms
- Ch. 1.
- Buddha and Buddha Image
- Ch. 2.
- Meeting the Buddha: Temple, Image, and Relic
- Ch. 3.
- Constructing a Buddha Image
- Ch. 4.
- The Ritual: Opening the Eyes of the Buddha
- Control code
- on1176566432
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 332 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780691216027
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctv132j5gc
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1176566432
- Label
- Becoming the Buddha : the ritual of image consecration in Thailand, Donald K. Swearer
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-320) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Ch. 5.
- Instructing the Image
- Ch. 6.
- Empowering the Image
- Ch. 7.
- The Body of the Buddha: Popular Buddhism and Buddhological Theory
- Ch. 8.
- Consecration Traditions in Other Buddhist Cultures: Reassessing the Buddhabhiseka
- Epilogue: If You Meet the Buddha, Kill Him!
- Glossary of Selected Pali and Thai Terms
- Ch. 1.
- Buddha and Buddha Image
- Ch. 2.
- Meeting the Buddha: Temple, Image, and Relic
- Ch. 3.
- Constructing a Buddha Image
- Ch. 4.
- The Ritual: Opening the Eyes of the Buddha
- Control code
- on1176566432
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 332 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780691216027
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctv132j5gc
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1176566432
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