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Books on: buddhist temples

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Alms and Vagabonds: Buddhist Temples and Popular Patronage in Medieval Japan

Book by Janet R. Goodwin; University of Hawaii Press, 1994

Subjects:

Buddhism--Japan--History--1185-1600, Buddhist Giving, Buddhist Temple Finance--Japan

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...the financial health of large temples. But such developments also...bushi founded their own family temples, or ujidera Other temples were established by prosperous...5-6 . Like the shoen, the Buddhist establishment was not in eclipse...
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Innovative Buddhist Women: Swimming against the Stream

Book by Karma Lekshe Tsomo; Curzon Press Limited, 2000

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Buddhist Women, Women In Buddhism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...families belonging to the Buddhist Churches of America alone...World War II there were 39 temples throughout the territory...these congregations, many Buddhist temples were open to the inquiries...variously known as "the Buddhist Brotherhood" or "the Dharma...dozens of "Haole" White Buddhists, many from among Hawaiis...
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Early Buddhist Art of China and Central Asia - Vol. 2 Text

Book by Marylin Martin Rhie; Brill, 1999

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Art, Buddhist--Asia, Central, Art, Buddhist--China, Art, Central Asian, Art, Chinese

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...i method of teaching the Buddhist scriptures tried to impart...a fair number of Buddhist temples, including the temple at Huo-tse where Tao-an...with sufficient numbers of temples and monks to be so noticed...the various kingdoms and the Buddhist temples (fo-ssu ), he...
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Early Buddhist Art of China and Central Asia - Vol. 1

Book by Marylin Martin Rhie; Brill, 1999

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Art, Buddhist--Asia, Central, Art, Buddhist--China, Art, Central Asian, Art, Chinese

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...they raised the stature of Buddhist translations and teaching...interest among this generation of Buddhist translators and leaders...considerable community of Buddhists, especially considering that...410) there were only three Buddhist temples in Loyang, the capital of...
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The Buddhist Architecture of Gandhara

Book by Kurt A. Behrendt; Brill, 2004

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Architecture, Buddhist--Gandhara (Pakistan And Afghanistan), Sculpture, Buddhist--Gandhara (Pakistan And Afghanistan), Sculpture, Gandhara--Gandhara (Pakistan And Afghanistan)

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Haibak and Kashmir-Smast: Buddhist Gar?e-Temples in Afghanistan and Pakistan Surveyed...Higuchi, eds. 7-hareli.- Buddhist Site in Pakistan Surveyed in...Nishikawa, K. Ranigat: A Buddhist Site in Gandhara Pakistan Surveyed...

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Journal Articles on: buddhist temples

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Stephen F. Teiser. Reinventing the Wheel: Paintings of Rebirth in Medieval Buddhist Temples

Journal article by Matthew Mcdonald; China Review International, Vol. 14, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, Reinventing the Wheel: Paintings of Rebirth in Medieval Buddhist Temples (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...presents in visual form the Buddhist notion of the cyclical nature...scattered throughout the medieval Buddhist world. The canonical description...experience of the majority of Buddhists in the medieval world. He...festivals, on the walls of temples, among public and private...stanzas concerning adherence to Buddhist practice, a white altar...the room at the gate of the temple" (pp. 55-56). The...
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Korean Temple Burnings and Vandalism: The Response of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies

Journal article by Harry L. Wells; Buddhist-Christian Studies, 2000

Subjects:

Churches--Fires, Fundamentalism--Crime, Religions--Relations, Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies--Political activity, South Korea--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Korean Temple Burnings and Vandalism...of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies...number of Buddhist temples in South Korea have...their website about the Buddhist-Christian tensions...gesture of support of our Buddhist brothers and sisters whose temples and images have been...to the Wonmyong-sa temple, which was vandalized...
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Images of Monasticism: The Temple Stay Program and the Re-branding of Korean Buddhist Temples

Journal article by Uri Kaplan; Korean Studies, Vol. 34, 2010

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Korean culture--Analysis, Korean culture--Appreciation, Monasteries--Management, Monasteries--Social aspects, Monastic and religious life--Analysis, Monastic and religious life--Appreciation, Monastic life--Analysis, Monastic life--Appreciation, Sales promotions--Analysis, Sales promotions--Social aspects, Tourism promotion--Analysis, Tourism promotion--Social aspects, Travel industry--Analysis, Travel industry--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Buddhists and non-Buddhists who participated...program. (53) The temple stay, which was...traditionalist" image to Buddhist temples further deepens the...new identities. Temples, in this way, are...most monks and lay Buddhists I have been talking...this program. The temple stay certainly does succeed in bringing Buddhist monasteries and monks...ministry is using the temples to promote Korean...
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Switching Sites and Identities: the Foudner's Statue at the Buddhist Temple Korin' in

Journal article by Gregory P. Levine; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 83, 2001

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Art criticism, Art history, Buddhism, Japan, Jofu, Shokei (1475-1536), Sculpture, Social life & customs

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...left across the citys Buddhist landscape.95 Contemporary records speak of temples without abbots and...shrines torn down, temple halls in leaky disrepair...to antique dealers. Temples throughout the city...dismantling of syncretic temple-shrine precincts...the hands of anti-Buddhist mobs, but like Kyotos...haiji, "abandoned temples."98 Many survived...
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Images, Legends, Politics, and the Origin of the Great Xiangguo Monastery in Kaifeng: A Case-Study of the Formation and Transformation of Buddhist Sacred Sites in Medieval China

Journal article by Jinhua Chen; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 125, 2005

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Buddhist shrines--Political aspects, Buddhist shrines--Social aspects, Buddhist temples--Political aspects, Buddhist temples--Social aspects, Chinese history--Religious aspects, Kaifeng, China--Buildings and facilities, Kaifeng, China--Religious aspects, Temples, Buddhist--Political aspects, Temples, Buddhist--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...essential part of a "Buddhist mountain." Not only mountain temples/monasteries, but...projects of constructing Buddhist buildings, including temples, pagodas, etc...Sili, who ordered the temples name to be changed back...Huiyun in charge of the temple. All this was done...

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Magazine Articles on: buddhist temples

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The Eighty-Eight Temples: Pilgrimages Were among the Earliest Forms of Historical Travelling, and They Remain Popular in Many Parts of the World. Alex Koller Tries Japan's Most Famous Buddhist Pilgrimage

Magazine article by Alex Koller; History Today, Vol. 57, November 2007

Subjects:

Buddhism--Social aspects, Japan--Religious aspects, Lamaism--Social aspects, Pilgrimages--History, Pilgrims and pilgrimages--History, Religion--Social aspects, Religious beliefs--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

The Eighty-Eight Temples: Pilgrimages Were among the...Koller Tries Japans Most Famous Buddhist Pilgrimage. by Alex Koller...visiting eighty-eight Buddhist temples, connected by a route of...and monks lived in large temple-monasteries, unlicensed...health and property, and most temples on the route claim some form...
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The Case against Gore: Gore (Unwittingly?) Attended Buddhist Temple Fundraiser

Magazine article by Gary Hoitsma; Human Events, Vol. 56, August 4, 2000

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Fund raising, Gore, Albert Jr, Political finance, Vice Presidents

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...Gore: Gore (Unwittingly?) Attended Buddhist Temple Fundraiser by Gary Hoitsma Gore not...See cover photo) It was held at a Buddhist temple. Can April 29, 1996, Gore visited the Hs Lai Buddhist Temple in Hacienda Heights, CatiE Impoverished...
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Monks En Masse over a Six-Month Period, Photographer Luke Duggleby Visited Bangkok's Wat Phra Dhammakaya on Numerous Occasions, Attending Ceremonies and Slowly Gaining the Trust of the Temple Hierarchy. the Result Was a Rare Level of Access to Some of the World's Most Spectacular Religious Gatherings

Magazine article by Luke Duggleby; Geographical, Vol. 83, February 2011

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Bangkok, Thailand (City)--Description and travel, Bangkok, Thailand (City)--Religious aspects, Buddhist temples--Description and travel, Temples, Buddhist--Description and travel

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Gaining the Trust of the Temple Hierarchy. the Result...stream. Directed by temple assistants shouting...around the world via the temples own 24-hour satellite...by a group of young Buddhists grew out of a swampy...complete with several temples, vast dining rooms...and London. But the temple isnt without its critics...
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The Buddhist Health Study: Meditation on Love and Compassion as Features of Religious Practice

Magazine article by Bruce M. Sullivan, Bill Wiist, Heidi Wayment; Cross Currents, Vol. 60, June 2010

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American Buddhists--Health aspects, American Buddhists--Surveys, Buddhism--Health aspects, Buddhism--Social aspects, Buddhists in the United States--Health aspects, Buddhists in the United States--Surveys, Lamaism--Health aspects, Lamaism--Social aspects, Meditation--Health aspects, Meditation--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Although thousands of Buddhist temples, meditation centers, and Buddhist associations can be...an accurate count of Buddhists." (2) In an effort...members of your family Buddhists? * Yes * No If yes...religious services at a temple with one or more Buddhist priests? * Yes * No...
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On the Road to Myanmar's Mandalay: A Romantic View Persists of a Country of Silk and Temples, Writes Sholto Byrnes

Magazine article by Sholto Byrnes; New Statesman, Vol. 135, August 14, 2006

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Cities and towns--Description and travel, Myanmar--Description and travel, Temples--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Romantic View Persists of a Country of Silk and Temples, Writes Sholto Byrnes. by Sholto Byrnes Burmas...Indo-China and Siam to the east, were of great Buddhist statues, of temples, silk-clad women and yellow-robed monks, tigers...

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Newspaper Articles on: buddhist temples

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Mass Fetus Find Spurs Thai Action on Abortion; Police Say Bodies Were Awaiting Cremation at Buddhist Temple

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), November 22, 2010

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...abortion clinic. But the temples industrial-strength...another undertaker at the temple were arrested on charges...is deformed. We are Buddhist and think it is very...in Buddhism. Thai Buddhists usually are cremated at death at their local temple in a service conducted...the foreigner is not Buddhist. Most Buddhist temples are located in residential...
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More Funds Linked to Buddhist Temple

Newspaper article by Mary Ann Akers; The Washington Times, September 4, 1997

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Democratic National Committee

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

More funds linked to Buddhist temple by Mary Ann Akers Vice...to 1993, in which Buddhist temple members gave illegal donations...addition to the widely reported temple event attended by Mr. Gore...evidence that the Hsi Lai temple gave another $60,000 in...campaign practices and the temples contributions will be in the...
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THE ROYAL AND ANCIENT; from Sky-High Dining F It for a Prince to Ruined Buddhist Temples, Bangkok Is a City of Dramatic Contrasts, Finds ANDY HARRIES

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 16, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Dining F It for a Prince to Ruined Buddhist Temples, Bangkok Is a City of Dramatic...the art of meditation at Bangkoks Buddhist University. We had already been...outline of the different forms of Buddhist meditation, and despite the apparent...
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Praise Beer! MONKS MAKE BUDDHIST TEMPLE OUT OF ONE MILLION EMPTIES

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), February 19, 2009

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Beer

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Praise Beer! MONKS MAKE BUDDHIST TEMPLE OUT OF ONE MILLION...known as Wat Lan Kuad, or Temple of a Million Bottles, the...glass - mosaics around the temple, mostly of Buddha, are made out of bottle caps. The temple is on a list of eco-friendly...east Asia. Cheers Green temples are made from Heineken bottles...
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ASIA AWAITS YOU; Advertisement Special; Whether You Are after Tranquillity in a Buddhist Temple or the Vibrancy of a Street Market, There's a Corner of Asia Just for You

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 15, 2011

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...after Tranquillity in a Buddhist Temple or the Vibrancy of a Street...the floating markets and temples of Bangkok, the vibrancy...bridges, pavilions and temples is a must-see World...sterling2,699PP The Marble Temple in Bangkok

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Encyclopedia Articles on: buddhist temples

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Temple , Edifice of Worship

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...best-preserved Roman temple, is the common pseudoperipteral...polygonal and circular temples the circular pantheon...hewed monuments of the Buddhist period (c.255 b...The principal Indian temples are gradual accretions...ornaments. Far Eastern Temples In China the characteristic temple differs from the form...Besides the temple a Buddhist monastery includes...
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Vietnam

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...traditional worship at Buddhist temples has been encouraged. Protestant...continued religious unrest (both Buddhist and Catholic). In 1964 regular...by the capture (1966) of Buddhist rebel strongholds in Da Nang...the Bo-tree: Catholics and Buddhists in Vietnam (1970); D. G...
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Indonesia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...gradual influx of Indian traders and Buddhist and Hindu monks. By the 7th and...Sumatra and Java; the spectacular Buddhist temples of Borobudur date from this period...13th cent.) of the important Buddhist kingdom of Sri Vijaya. In the...
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Japanese Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...converted (c.1050) into a temple. It represents the apogee...The plan of the Japanese temple adhered to the symmetrical...By the mid-14th cent. Buddhist architecture tended toward...Through the centuries Buddhist temples have varied little in general...protected by a shed. The Shinto temple, whose pre-Buddhist type...
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Chiba

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the 16th cent. The city retains an 8th-century Buddhist temple. Chiba prefecture (1990 pop. 5,555,467...steel, and petroleum products. Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples are popular attractions in S Chiba. Chiba, the...

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