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Architects of Buddhist Leisure : Socially Disengaged Buddhism in Asia's Museums, Monuments, and Amusement Parks.

Buddhism, often described as an austere religion that condemns desire, promotes denial, and idealizes the contemplative life, actually has a thriving leisure culture in Asia. Justin McDaniel looks at the growth of Asia?s culture of Buddhist leisure through a study of architects responsible for monum...

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Main Author: McDaniel, Justin Thomas
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Rowe, Mark Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 2016.
Series:Contemporary Buddhism Ser.
Subjects:
Architecture and recreation > Asia.
Buddhist architecture > Asia.
Architecture et loisirs > Asie.
Architecture bouddhique > Asie.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Public, Commercial & Industrial.
Architecture and recreation
Buddhist architecture
Asia
Architektur
Freizeiteinrichtung
Buddhismus
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