Author: Bimala Churn Law
Publisher:
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Author: Bimala Churn Law
Publisher:
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Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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Author: Bimala Churn Law
Publisher:
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Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Author: John Clifford Holt
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824833279
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 370

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Spirits of the Place is a rare and timely contribution to our understanding of religious culture in Laos and Southeast Asia. Most often studied as a part of Thai, Vietnamese, or Khmer history, Laos remains a terra incognita to most Westerners—and to many of the people living throughout Asia as well. John Holt’s new book brings this fascinating nation into focus. With its overview of Lao Buddhism and analysis of how shifting political power—from royalty to democracy to communism—has impacted Lao religious culture, the book offers an integrated account of the entwined political and religious history of Laos from the fourteenth century to the contemporary era. Holt advances the provocative argument that common Lao knowledge of important aspects of Theravada Buddhist thought and practice has been heavily conditioned by an indigenous religious culture dominated by the veneration of phi, spirits whose powers are thought to prevail over and within specific social and geographical domains. The enduring influence of traditional spirit cults in Lao culture and society has brought about major changes in how the figure of the Buddha and the powers associated with Buddhist temples and reliquaries—indeed how all ritual spaces and times—have been understood by the Lao. Despite vigorous attempts by Buddhist royalty, French rationalists, and most recently by communist ideologues to eliminate the worship of phi, spirit cults have not been displaced; they continue to persist and show no signs of abating. Not only have the spirits resisted eradication, but they have withstood synthesis, subordination, and transformation by Buddhist political and ecclesiastical powers. Rather than reduce Buddhist religious culture to a set of simple commonalities, Holt takes a comparative approach, using his nearly thirty years’ experience with Sri Lanka to elucidate what is unique about Lao Buddhism. This stimulating book invites students in the fields of the history of religion and Buddhist and Southeast Asian studies to take a fresh look at prevailing assumptions and perhaps reconsider the place of Buddhism in Laos and Southeast Asia.

Author: Bimala Churn Law
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120619333
Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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Author: W. Y. Evans-Wentz
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486845370
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 303

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Derived from a Buddhist funerary text, this famous volume's timeless wisdom includes instructions for attaining enlightenment, preparing for the process of dying, and moving through the various stages of rebirth.

Author: Charan Law Bimala
Publisher: Andesite Press
ISBN: 9781298735249
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Author: Veli-Matti Karkkainen
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467445304
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 516

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The fourth installment in a wide and deep constructive theology for our time This fourth volume in Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen’s ambitious five-volume systematic theology develops a constructive Christian pneumatology and soteriology in dialogue with the diverse global Christian tradition and with other major living faiths — Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.

Author: Philip Coggan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781913679217
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 159

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An absorbing study of Cambodian religion and beliefs covering everything from the role of monks in everyday life to beliefs in ghosts, gods and shamans. Belief in the supernatural covers every aspect of a Cambodian's birth, life and death; life is a process of merit-making in order to maximize the conditions of their rebirth. Philip Coggan's lively text describes the Buddha's life, the establishment of Buddhism in Cambodia and the duties of monks within the monasteries. The spirit world is mapped and the interaction between gods, spirits and humans is described through the various stages of life. Cambodia's recent history is discussed in relation to its connection with the spirit world. The text is enlivened by the author's interviews with Cambodians, such as the girl who sees spirits all the time, or the woman who can put people in touch with the ghosts of dead relatives. Altogether, this factual account of the status of the supernatural and the practice of religion in Cambodia makes a fascinating read.

Author: Anna Leigh
Publisher: Lerner + ORM
ISBN: 154155048X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51

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Forced into exile in India after Tibet's attempted revolt against occupying Chinese forces, the Dalai Lama launched a nonviolent campaign against the occupation that earned him a Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. Read about the life and work of the Dalai Lama, an international icon of peace.