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Buddha in the Marketplace: The Commodification of Buddhist Objects in Tibet

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Addressing the various societal and religious ramifications of these commercial practices, Catanese illustrates how such activity is leading to significant cultural and economic changes, transforming the "moral economy" associated with Buddhist objects, and contributing to a reinterpretation of Tibetan Buddhist identity.

Author(s): Alex John Catanese
Series: Traditions and Transformations in Tibetan Buddhism
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Year: 2020

Language: English
Pages: 334
City: Athens

Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Early Prohibitions against Selling Buddhist Objects
2. Selling Buddhist Objects in Tibetan Buddhist Literature
3. The Exchange of Buddhist Objects in Tibet up to the Cultural Revolution
4. The Sale of Buddhist Objects in Amdo
5. The Sociopolitical Context of Commodification
6. Painters, Merchants, and Monks
7. The Impact of Selling Buddhist Objects in Tibet
Notes
References
Index
Series Info: Traditions and Transformations in Tibetan Buddhism