Parading the Buddha : localizing Buddha's birthday celebrations
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1932293833
ISBN 13
9781932293838
Category
Publication Year
2013
Publisher
Subject
Fasts and feasts--China--Luoyang Shi.; Fasts and feasts--Buddhism.; Buddhism and culture--China--Luoyang Shi.; Gautama Buddha--Birth.; Gautama Buddha--Anniversaries, etc.
Description
x, 241 pages ; 21 cm; "Written by Venerable Juewei; Edited by Nathan Michon."; Part I. Introduction -- Historical Background -- Festivals of Ancient China -- Part II. Buddha Parades -- The Buddha's Birth -- Paraded Buddha's and their Floats -- Part III. Indigenous Chinese Kingship -- Buddhist Models of Kingship -- Part IV. Fude and Gongde -- Buddha Images.;
Biblio Notes
840927751
Number of Copies
1
