Buddha in the crown : Avalokitesvara in the Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka /
Sri Lanka has one of Asia's most pluralistic religious cultures. From a study of the changing role played by one Buddhist deity in Sinhala religious culture, the author of this study develops a thesis about the mechanism of religious change.
| Основен автор: | Holt, John, 1948- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Oxford University Press,
1991.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=169058 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Buddha in the crown. |
| Резюме: |
Sri Lanka has one of Asia's most pluralistic religious cultures. From a study of the changing role played by one Buddhist deity in Sinhala religious culture, the author of this study develops a thesis about the mechanism of religious change. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 269 pages, [18] pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
1429400048 9781429400046 0195362462 9780195362466 9780195064186 0195064186 1280524901 9781280524905 |