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| Title: | The Earth as a Treasure in Tibetan Buddhism: Visionary Revelation and its Interactions with the Environment |
| Authors: | Terrone, Antonio |
| Contributors: | 宗教所 |
| Keywords: | China;Dechen Osel Dorje;environment;mountain deities' cult;religious life and customs;sacred place;Tibet;Tibetan Buddhism;visionary revelation |
| Date: | 2014-12 |
| Issue Date: | 2015-09-14 15:43:41 (UTC+8) |
| Abstract: | In this article I examine conceptions of the environment in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of Treasure revelation that I propose are founded upon systems of exchange and relationality. Tibetan religious specialists known as Treasure revealers do not simply remove a Treasure from its place; they often leave a 'replacement Treasure' intended to appease both the local protective deity believed to be in charge of guarding the Buddhist Treasure and nourishing the local environment. I demonstrate that the logic of Treasure revelation is based on forming an interdependent exchange between humans and the land they inhabit. The source of the Treasure becomes a place deserving respect, protection, and devotion on both religious and ecological levels. I call this phenomenon 'the ecology of revelation', and I maintain that this is a fundamental socio-religious ethic characterized by respect for the environment and awareness of humans' connection to it. |
| Relation: | Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature & Culture, 8(4), 460-482 |
| Data Type: | article |
| DOI 連結: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/jsmc.v8i4.24415 |
| Appears in Collections: | [宗教研究所] 期刊論文 |
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