03966cam a22007458i 4500 on1027730871 OCoLC 20200709060608.0 m d cr ||||||||||| 180228s2018 nyu ob 001 0 eng 2018009939 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCF N$T P@U JSTOR EBLCP 9781501723476 (electronic bk.) 1501723472 (electronic bk.) 9781501723490 1501723499 9781501723469 1727983 (N$T) (OCoLC)1027730871 22573/ctt21g8mqx JSTOR pcc a-ii--- BQ7310 REL 017000 bisacsh HIS 017000 bisacsh REL 007020 bisacsh SOC 002010 bisacsh 294.3/437 23 MAIN Falcone, Jessica Marie, 1976- author. Battling the Buddha of love : a cultural biography of the greatest statue never built / Jessica Marie Falcone. 1809 Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Community/sangha : FPMT's transnational Buddhists -- Religious practice/dharma : global Buddhism, translation and heritage -- The statue/murti : planning a colossal Maitreya -- The relics/sarira : worship, transmission, and fundraising with the relic tour -- Aspiration/asha : hope, the future tense, and making (up) progress on the Maitreya project -- Holy place/tirtha : social life in the place of the Buddha's death -- Steadfastness/aditthana : Indian farmers resist the Buddha of love -- Loving-kindness/maitri : ethics, values and progress in the shadow of Maitreya -- Compassionate practice/karuna : advocacy anthropology and engagement -- Conclusion : faith/shraddha : guru devotion, agency and belief -- Epilogue : rebirth/samsara : the future of the Maitreya project. "This ethnography explores the controversial plans and practices of the Maitreya Project, a transnational Buddhist organization, as they worked to build the world's tallest statue as a multi-million dollar gift to India"-- Provided by publisher. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. fast (OCoLC)fst01983660 Mahayana Buddhism Relations. Buddhist converts. Mahayana Buddhism India Kushinagar (District) Maitreya (Buddhist deity) Cult India Kushinagar (District) Ethnology India Kushinagar (District) Buddhist converts. fast (OCoLC)fst00840140 Ethnology. fast (OCoLC)fst00916106 Interfaith relations. fast (OCoLC)fst01353343 Mahayana Buddhism. fast (OCoLC)fst01005972 Maitreya (Buddhist deity) Cult. fast (OCoLC)fst01006192 RELIGION / Comparative Religion bisacsh HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Falcone, Jessica Marie, 1976- Battling the Buddha of love. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501723469 (DLC) 2018008239 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1727983 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL5493279 Project MUSE MUSE muse67657 EBSCOhost EBSC 1727983 92 N$T 57545 57545