Death and Reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism: In-Between Bodies

by Tanya Zivkovic

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Contextualising the seemingly esoteric and exotic aspects of Tibetan Buddhist culture within the everyday, embodied and sensual sphere of religious praxis, this book centres on the social and religious lives of deceased Tibetan Buddhist lamas. It explores how posterior forms - corpses, relics, reincarnations and hagiographical representations - extend a lama's trajectory of lives and manipulate biological imperatives of birth and death.

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1138575585

ISBN13:9781138575585

Release Date:October 2017

Publisher:Routledge

Length:168 Pages

Weight:0.54 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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