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The Place of Relic Worship in Buddhism: An Unresolved Controversy? |
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Werner, Karel
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| Source |
Religions of South Asia
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| Volume | v.8 n.1 |
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| Date | 2014 |
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| Pages | 13 - 30 |
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| Publisher | Equinox Publishing Ltd. |
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https://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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| Note | This article was originally published in Buddhist Studies Review 30(1), 2013 |
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| Keyword | Mahāparinibbāna-sutta; quánshēn; śarīra; kāya; shèli; shēntĭ |
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| Abstract | Although worship of the relics of the Buddha—and its corollary, stūpa worship—is a widespread feature of Buddhist devotional practice among both lay Buddhists and monks, there is in some quarters a view that, while recommended to lay followers, it is forbidden to monks. This controversy started very early after the Buddha’s parinibbāna, and has reverberated throughout the centuries till the present time. Its source is in the Mahāparinibbāna-sutta, and it stems from the ambiguity in the meaning of the compound sarīrapūjā in the Buddha’s reply to Ānanda’s two questions concerning the actions to be taken after the Master’s death with respect to his body. The resolution of the controversy depends on correct understanding of the nature of the Buddha’s replies to the two questions. This article analyses the relevant passages of the sutta and the way they have been translated, correctly or incorrectly, into Western languages and into Chinese, and finally arrives at a solution derived entirely from within the text of the Mahāparinibbāna-sutta itself. |
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| Table of contents | The Early Spread of Relic Worship 13
The Beginnings of the Controversy 16
Pūjā and Vandanā 24
The Chinese Input 26
Solution 28
Abbreviations 29
References 29
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| ISSN | 17512689 (P); 17512697 (E) |
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| Hits | 272 |
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| Created date | 2016.12.22 |
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| Modified date | 2020.05.05 |
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