"The centrality of death rituals has in anthropologically informed studies of Buddhism been little documented. The current volume brings together a range of per

Death rituals and Buddhist imagery of the afterlife have been central to the development and spread of Buddhism as a social and textual tradition. Bringing toge

"The centrality of death rituals has in anthropologically informed studies of Buddhism been little documented. The current volume brings together a range of per

"This Handbook provides a state-of-the-art exploration of several key dynamics in current studies of the Buddhist tradition with a focus on practice. Embodiment

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