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Kamma, Social Collapse or Geophysics? Interpretations of Suffering among Sri Lankan Buddhists in the Immediate Aftermath of the 2004 Asian Tsunami |
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Crosby, Kate
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| Source |
Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal
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| Volume | v.9 n.1 |
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| Date | 2008.05 |
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| Pages | 53 - 76 |
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| Publisher | Routledge |
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https://www.routledge.com/
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| Location | Abingdon, UK [阿賓登, 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 | Kammas; Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004; Religious Institutions; Fundraising; Buddhist Literature Social Aspects |
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| Abstract | In the immediate aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami, those affected struggled to come to terms with the scale of the disaster. This article documents the initial response in religious terms to the calamity by Buddhists in Sri Lanka. It looks at the interpretations they proposed for the causes of such suffering.1 The account given here is based mainly on conversations and fieldwork conducted in Sri Lanka within the first fortnight after the tsunami.2 The places, temples and organisations I visited included some directly affected by the tsunami, some indirectly affected and some not affected or affected only through their voluntary involvement.3 By way of background to the flourishing of religious interpretations of the tsunami on the ground, I give brief summaries of the involvement of temples in relief and fundraising work, when monks and temple attendees extended and adapted traditional roles and practices to assist those affected by the disaster. I relate the interpretations given to relevant Buddhist literature, often the traditional authorities for the underlying doctrines and legends. Some follow up was possible during temple preparations for the three-month death anniversary of victims, which served as a focus for more medium-term relief work and fundraising. |
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| Table of contents | Monastic involvement in relief work 54
Adaptation of religious practice in response to the disaster 57
Religious interpretations of the tsunami 59
Acknowledgement 69
Notes 69
References 76 |
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| ISSN | 14639947 (P); 14767953 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1080/14639940802312683 |
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| Hits | 970 |
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| Created date | 2009.03.06 |
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| Modified date | 2017.06.28 |
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