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Jessica Marie Falcone
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Note On Conventions ix
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Abbreviations xvii
- Introduction. Meditation/DHYANA: Focusing On The Maitreya Project 1
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Part 1: The Transnational Buddhist Statue Makers
- 1. Community/SANGHA: FPMT’s Transnational Buddhists 19
- 2. The Teachings/DHARMA: Religious Practice in a Global Buddhist Institution 44
- 3. The Statue/MURTI: Planning a Colossal Maitreya 66
- 4. The Relics/SARIRA: Worship and Fundraising with the Relic Tour 93
- 5. Aspirations/ASHA: Hope, the Future Tense, and Making (Up) Progress on the Maitreya Project 110
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Part 2: The Kushinagari Resistance
- 6. Holy Place/TIRTHA: Living in the Place of the Buddha’s Death 141
- 7. Steadfastness/ADITTHANA: Indian Farmers Resist the Buddha of Love 161
- 8. Loving-Kindness/MAITRI: Contested Notions of Ethics, Values, and Progress 196
- 9. Compassion/KARUNA: Reflections on Engaged Anthropology 214
- Conclusion. Faith/SHRADDHA: Guru Devotion, Authority, and Belief in the Shadow of the Maitreya Project 227
- Epilogue. Rebirth/SAMSARA: The Future of the Maitreya Project 245
- Appendix 249
- Notes 251
- Glossary 277
- Bibliography 279
- Index 297
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Note On Conventions ix
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Abbreviations xvii
- Introduction. Meditation/DHYANA: Focusing On The Maitreya Project 1
-
Part 1: The Transnational Buddhist Statue Makers
- 1. Community/SANGHA: FPMT’s Transnational Buddhists 19
- 2. The Teachings/DHARMA: Religious Practice in a Global Buddhist Institution 44
- 3. The Statue/MURTI: Planning a Colossal Maitreya 66
- 4. The Relics/SARIRA: Worship and Fundraising with the Relic Tour 93
- 5. Aspirations/ASHA: Hope, the Future Tense, and Making (Up) Progress on the Maitreya Project 110
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Part 2: The Kushinagari Resistance
- 6. Holy Place/TIRTHA: Living in the Place of the Buddha’s Death 141
- 7. Steadfastness/ADITTHANA: Indian Farmers Resist the Buddha of Love 161
- 8. Loving-Kindness/MAITRI: Contested Notions of Ethics, Values, and Progress 196
- 9. Compassion/KARUNA: Reflections on Engaged Anthropology 214
- Conclusion. Faith/SHRADDHA: Guru Devotion, Authority, and Belief in the Shadow of the Maitreya Project 227
- Epilogue. Rebirth/SAMSARA: The Future of the Maitreya Project 245
- Appendix 249
- Notes 251
- Glossary 277
- Bibliography 279
- Index 297