Watts/Sensing Sacred Texts, 8. Seeing, Touching, Holding and Swallowing Tibetan Buddhist Texts

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How to Cite: Cantwell, Cathy. Seeing, Touching, Holding and Swallowing Tibetan Buddhist Texts. Sensing Sacred Texts. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 137-160 Oct 2018. ISBN 9781781795767.

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Cathy Cantwell surveys Tibetan ritual practices with books to show that ritualized interactions with sacred books express and reinforce Tibetan Buddhist identity and veneration of the Dharma. They also serve pragmatic medical ends. Her detailed discussion concludes by drawing comparisons and contrasts with the use of iconic books in other cultures, including the observation that Tibetan texts become more sacred through their ritual use.

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  • container title
    Sensing Sacred Texts
  • creator
    Cathy Cantwell
  • isbn
    9781781797426 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield,United Kingdom
  • rights
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • series title
    Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts
  • volume
    South & East Asia Collection
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781781797426