The Protective Buddha: On the Cosmological Logic of Paritta.

Paritta — ritual chanting — is a central institution in Theravāda Buddhism, with deep roots in all historical forms of Buddhism in Asia. Nevertheless, no study provides a convincing framework for how the protective potency of the Buddha and his words is understood. Earlier strands of scholarship hig...

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Published in:	Numen: International Review for the History of Religions Vol. 66; no. 2/3; pp. 207 - 243
Main Author:	Shulman, Eviatar
Format:	Article
Published:	Brill Academic Publishers 2019
Subjects:	Buddha (The concept) Buddhism Buddhists Religions Spirituality
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