Buddha In The Marketplace

The Commodification Of Buddhist Objects In Tibet

by Alex John Catanese
language: english
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESS, December of 2019 ‧
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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: 9780813943183
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESS
Release Date: December of 2019
Language: English
Dimensions: 156 x 235 x 20 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 334
Format: Book
Collection: Traditions And Transformations In Tibetan Buddhism
Categories: Books in English > Faith & Religion > Science and History of Religions
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780813943183

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