Chapter Eight. RELICS AND ESCHATOLOGY

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. TABLES xi
4. PREFACE xiii
5. NOTE AND ABBREVIATIONS xix
6. Introduction. RELICS OF THE BUDDHA 1
7. Chapter One. RELICS OF PREVIOUS BUDDHAS 25
8. Chapter Two. RELICS OF THE BODHISATTVA 50
9. Chapter Three. RELICS OF THE STILL-LIVING BUDDHA: HAIRS AND FOOTPRINTS 71
10. Chapter Four. THE PARINIRVANA OF THE BUDDHA 98
11. Chapter Five. ASOKA AND THE BUDDHA RELICS 124
12. Chapter Six. PREDESTINED RELICS: THE EXTENSION OF THE BUDDHA’S LIFE STORY IN SOME SRI LANKAN TRADITIONS 150
13. Chapter Seven. FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF THE BUDDHA’S LIFE STORY: SOME TOOTH RELIC TRADITIONS 179
14. Chapter Eight. RELICS AND ESCHATOLOGY 211
15. CONCLUSIONS 229
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 241
17. INDEX 279