Architects of Buddhist Leisure: Socially Disengaged Buddhism in Asia S Museums, Monuments, and Amusement Parks

by Justin Thomas McDaniel

Book Overview

Buddhism, often described as an austere religion that condemns desire, promotes denial, and idealizes the contemplative life, actually has a thriving leisure culture in Asia. Creative religious improvisations designed by Buddhists have been produced both within and outside of monasteries across the region--in Nepal, Japan, Korea, Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Justin McDaniel looks at the growth of Asia's culture of Buddhist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082487675X
• ISBN13: 9780824876753
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"