Becoming the Buddha: The Ritual of Image Consecration in Thailand - Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series - Donald K. Swearer - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691114354 - February 15, 2004
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Becoming the Buddha: The Ritual of Image Consecration in Thailand - Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series

Donald K. Swearer

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Becoming the Buddha: The Ritual of Image Consecration in Thailand - Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series

Studies the consecration of a Buddha image or "new Buddha," a ceremony by which the Buddha becomes present or alive. This book 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.


352 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released February 15, 2004
ISBN13 9780691114354
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 352
Dimensions 164 × 240 × 29 mm   ·   572 g
Language English  

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