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The Earth as a Treasure in Tibetan Buddhism: Visionary Revelation and its Interactions with the Environment |
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Terrone, Antonio
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Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture
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| Volume | v.8 n.4 |
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| Date | 2014 |
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| Pages | 460 - 482 |
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| Publisher | Equinox Publishing |
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http://www.equinoxpub.com/home/
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| Location | Sheffield, UK [謝菲爾德, 英國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | Tibetan Buddhism; visionary revelation; mountain deities' cult; sacred place; environment; Dechen Osel Dorje; religious life and customs; Tibet; China |
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| Abstract | In this article I examine conceptions of the environment in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of Treasure revelation that I propose are founded upon systems of exchange and relationality. Tibetan religious specialists known as Treasure revealers do not simply remove a Treasure from its place; they often leave a ‘replacement Treasure’ intended to appease both the local protective deity believed to be in charge of guarding the Buddhist Treasure and nourishing the local environment. I demonstrate that the logic of Treasure revelation is based on forming an interdependent exchange between humans and the land they inhabit. The source of the Treasure becomes a place deserving respect, protection, and devotion on both religious and ecological levels. I call this phenomenon ‘the ecology of revelation’, and I maintain that this is a fundamental socio-religious ethic characterized by respect for the environment and awareness of humans’ connection to it. |
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| Table of contents | The Lay of the Land 466
Visions and Rituals: Extracting the Dharmafrom the Land 468
Nectars and Clay Talismans: Ingesting the Soil, Wearing the Soil 472
Sacred Mountains as Sites of Exchange between Tibetan Buddhism and the Environment 473
Towards a Tibetan Ecology or Concept of Environmental Sustainability? 477
References 478
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| ISSN | 17494907 (P); 17494915 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1558/jsrnc.v8i4.24415 |
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| Hits | 55 |
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| Created date | 2017.06.07 |
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| Modified date | 2017.06.09 |
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