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The Wheel-turning King and the Lucky Lottery: Perspectives New and Old on Wealth and Merriment within Buddhism |
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Abrahms-Kavunenko, Saskia (著)
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Milligan, Matthew D. (著)
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| Source |
Journal of Contemporary Religion
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| Volume | v.36 n.2 |
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| Date | 2021.10.14 |
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| Pages | 265 - 286 |
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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 | Buddhism; Bodh Gaya; pilgrimage; weikza; money; Myanmar |
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| Abstract | By placing a contemporary pilgrimage of Myanmar Buddhists to Bodh Gaya in India in conversation with early Buddhist doctrine and practice, this article argues that wealth, its redistribution and celebration, have provided, and continue to provide, non-peripheral avenues for advancement within Buddhist societies. Through lavish gift-giving and merry-making, the group of pilgrims that we encountered, led by a weikza-lam practitioner or wizard, bolstered their esteem in relation to authoritative institutions and individuals. Money—and the plentiful conviviality that it enabled—was crucial to the successful outcome of the pilgrimage. This article contextualises the donations and merriment of the group within the multi-layered context of a Vihār (resting place for pilgrims) in Bodh Gaya, with its religious hierarchies, local material inequalities, and historical context. By looking at the multiple directions in which money and merit were transferred, this article argues that demonstrations of wealth and revelry during pilgrimage can facilitate, rather than be a hindrance to, advancement within Buddhist praxis. |
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| Table of contents | Abstract 265
Introduction 265
Reform movements, dāna, and the weikza-lam path 268
Money matters: dāna and wealth in the Pāli Canon 272
Wealth and celebration in early Buddhist history 274
The ‘lucky lottery’ and the Abbot’s birthday 278
Conclusion 281
Notes 282
References 284 |
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| ISSN | 13537903 (P); 14699419 (E) |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2021.1954762 |
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| Created date | 2023.06.28 |
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| Modified date | 2023.06.28 |
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