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Published by New Age International (P) Ltd., 2002
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Published by New Age International (P) Ltd., 2002
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Published by D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., 2006
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Published by New Age International (P) Ltd., 2002
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Published by Speaking Tiger Books, 2022
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Published by D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., 2005
ISBN 10: 8124603278 ISBN 13: 9788124603277
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Condition: New. pp. xv + 88, Abbreviations Epilogue.
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Published by Serials Publications, 2003
ISBN 10: 818677114X ISBN 13: 9788186771143
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Published by D K Printworld, Delhi, 2005
ISBN 10: 8124603278 ISBN 13: 9788124603277
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Foreword/Vijay Kumar Thakur. Prologue. I. Historical perspective of Theravada Buddhist devotionalism Introduction Buddhist worship and devotional practices in Pali and Avadana Literature 1. Cetiya and Thupa worship. 2. Relic worship. 3. Symbol worship. 4. Image worship. II. Theravada Buddhist devotionalism in Ceylon Burma and Thailand 5. Theravada an organic whole. 6. Buddhist devotionalism in Sri Lanka. 7. Buddhist devotionalism in Burma. 8. Buddhist devotionalism in Thailand. Epilogue. Bibliography. Index i. Buddhist works. ii. Buddhist words and proper names. The monograph consists of two parts of which the first examines the Buddhist devotional practices from the historical and canonical perspectives of the evolution of the worship of caitya stupa relics symbols and images. It provides a multi dimensional account of caitya thupa relic symbol and image worship in Theravada Buddhist tradition in the Sinhalese Vamsa literature and as depicted in the records of the prominent Chinese travellers to India. It throws light on the Buddhist stupa the Buddha's relics viz hair nail tooth and ashes the symbols which pre ceded the Buddha image viz. the bodhi tree wheel bowl staff robe crest turban shadow and the Buddha's foot prints as the objects of devotion and worship and the objectives and benefits of such devotional acts. Part two elucidates the rise and growth of Buddhist devotionalism in Sri Lanka with special reference to its ceremonies rituals pilgrimages as depicted in the devotional literature of Ceylon. Further it provides an account of devotional Buddhism in Burma by tracing it antiquity describes Buddha's relics images and pagodas as the objects of veneration. Similarly it makes a brief survey of Thai Buddhist devotionalism with special reference to wats Thai offerings and prayers to Buddha images and their objectives. The work illuminates the historical and canonical significance of precept and practice of different aspects of Buddhist devotion and how they are demonstrated in the contemporary Buddhist religious life of Ceylon Burma and Thailand. 88 pp.