Jewels, Jewelry, and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary / / ed. by Vanessa R. Sasson.
Renunciation is a core value in the Buddhist tradition, but Buddhism is not necessarily austere. Jewels—along with heavenly flowers, rays of rainbow light, and dazzling deities—shape the literature and the material reality of the tradition. They decorate temples, fill reliquaries, are used as metaph...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2021 Part 2 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (368 p.) :; 2 color, 12 b&w illustrations |
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