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Author Scott, Rachelle M.

Title Nirvana for sale? : Buddhism, wealth, and the Dhammakāya Temple in contemporary Thailand / Rachelle M. Scott.

Publication Info. Albany : SUNY Press, [2009]
©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Buddhism, renunciation, and prosperity -- Modernity, prosperity, and the Dhammakāya Temple -- The Mahathammakai Chedi and postmodern merit making -- The Dhammakāya controversy: piety, wealth, and authority -- Consumerism and commercialization of Buddhism.
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Subject Wat Phrathammakāi (Khlong Luang, Thailand)
Wat Phrathammakāi (Khlong Luang, Thailand)
Wat Phrathammakāi (Khlong Luang, Thailand)
Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism.
Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism.
Buddhism -- Thailand -- Customs and practices.
Buddhism.
Thailand.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Scott, Rachelle M. Nirvana for sale?. Albany : SUNY Press, ©2009 9781438427836 1438427832 (DLC) 2008051369 (OCoLC)276995884
ISBN 9781441624109 (electronic book)
1441624104 (electronic book)