Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 303 pages) |
Contents |
Community/sangha : FPMT's transnational Buddhists -- Religious practice/dharma : global Buddhism, translation and heritage -- The statue/murti : planning a colossal Maitreya -- The relics/sarira : worship, transmission, and fundraising with the relic tour -- Aspiration/asha : hope, the future tense, and making (up) progress on the Maitreya project -- Holy place/tirtha : social life in the place of the Buddha's death -- Steadfastness/aditthana : Indian farmers resist the Buddha of love -- Loving-kindness/maitri : ethics, values and progress in the shadow of Maitreya -- Compassionate practice/karuna : advocacy anthropology and engagement -- Conclusion : faith/shraddha : guru devotion, agency and belief -- Epilogue : rebirth/samsara : the future of the Maitreya project |
Summary |
"This ethnography explores the controversial plans and practices of the Maitreya Project, a transnational Buddhist organization, as they worked to build the world's tallest statue as a multi-million dollar gift to India"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 28, 2018) |
Subject |
Maitreyanātha -- Cult -- India -- Kushinagar (District)
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SUBJECT |
Maitreyanātha fast |
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Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition.
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SUBJECT |
Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition fast |
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Mahayana Buddhism -- Relations.
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Buddhist converts.
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Mahayana Buddhism -- India -- Kushinagar (District)
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Ethnology -- India -- Kushinagar (District)
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia.
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Buddhist converts
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Ethnology
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Interfaith relations
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Mahayana Buddhism
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Cults
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2018009939 |
ISBN |
9781501723476 |
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1501723472 |
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1501723464 |
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9781501723469 |
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9781501723483 |
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1501723480 |
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