On the Indian Origins of the Tibetan Practice of Depositing Relics and Dhâraṇîs in Stûpas and Images
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Yael Bentor, On the Indian Origins of the Tibetan Practice of Depositing Relics and Dhâraṇîs in Stûpas and Images, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 115, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1995), pp. 248-261
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The examples of such a practice preserved in India are apparently not numerous.
“The examples of such a practice preserved in India are apparently not numerous.”
From Written traces of the Buddhist past:<i>Mantras</i>and<i>Dhāraṇī</i>s in Indonesian inscriptions (2014) · cites this paper as Bentor 1995: 254
There is ample evidence from various Buddhist texts showing that the insertion of dharma-relics into images was a widespread practice, besides the practice of inserting them into stūpas.
“As repeatedly stressed by Yael Bentor (1995), there is ample evidence from various Buddhist texts showing that the insertion of dharma -relics into images was a widespread practice, besides the practice of inserting them into st ū pa s.”
From Written traces of the Buddhist past:<i>Mantras</i>and<i>Dhāraṇī</i>s in Indonesian inscriptions (2014) · cites this paper as Bentor 1995
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- Authors
- Bentor, Y.
- Corresponding author
- Bentor, Yael
- Venue
- Journal of the American Oriental Society
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1995-04
- Volume
- 115
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 248
- ISSN
- 0003-0279 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2474168091
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 9.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of the American Oriental Society (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Eurasian Exchange Networks
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
- Keywords
- dhāraṇī, Buddhist stupa, Buddhist images, Tibetan Buddhism, Buddhist iconography
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