Swearer, Donald K.

Becoming the Buddha. The Ritual of Image Consecration in Thailand.

Princeton and Oxford, Princeton University Press, 2004. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. XVIII, 332 pages. 21 illustrations in black-and-white. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. The rare Hardcover – Edition !

Chapters including: Buddha and Buddha Image / Meeting the Buddha: Temple, Image and Relic / The Ritual: Opening the Eyes of the Buddha / Instructing the Image / If You Meet the Buddha, Kill Him ! / etc.

• Keywords: Buddha · Buddhism · Buddhist Art · Buddhist Classification · Buddhist Philosophy · Buddhist Thought · Catalogue Autumn 2020 · Cosmology · Cutural Studies · Eastern Philosophy – Rare · Eastern Philosophy and Culture Rare · Ethnography · Religion · Religious Art · Religious life and customs · Religious Rites · Ritual · Thailand · Traditional Artforms · Traditional Customs
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691114358
• Inventory Number: 200115AB

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