Buddha In The Marketplace

The Commodification Of Buddhist Objects In Tibet

by Alex John Catanese
language: english
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESS, January of 2020 ‧
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Classical Tibetan Buddhist scriptures forbid the selling of Buddhist objects, and yet there is today a thriving market for Buddhist statues, paintings, and texts. In Buddha in the Marketplace, Alex John Catanese investigates this practice, which continues to be viewed as a form of ""wrong livelihood"" by modern Tibetan Buddhist scholars.

Buddha In The Marketplace

The Commodification Of Buddhist Objects In Tibet

by Alex John Catanese

Property Description
ISBN: 9780813943176
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESS
Release Date: January of 2020
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 334
Format: Book
Collection: Traditions And Transformations In Tibetan Buddhism
Categories: Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780813943176

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