The Several Bodies of Buddha: Reflections on a Neglected Aspect of Theravada Tradition

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Previous articleNext article No AccessThe Several Bodies of Buddha: Reflections on a Neglected Aspect of Theravada TraditionFrank E. ReynoldsFrank E. Reynolds Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by History of Religions Volume 16, Number 4May, 1977The Mythic Imagination Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/462774 Views: 12Total views on this site Citations: 6Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1977 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Eviatar Shulman Buddha as the Pole of Existence, or the Flower of Cosmos, History of Religions 57, no.22 (Nov 2017): 164–196.https://doi.org/10.1086/693680PATRICE LADWIG Worshipping Relics and Animating Statues. Transformations of Buddhist statecraft in contemporary Laos, Modern Asian Studies 49, no.0606 (Jul 2014): 1875–1902.https://doi.org/10.1017/S0026749X13000486Steven Collins Reflections on the Dichotomy Rūpakāya / Dhammakāya, Contemporary Buddhism 15, no.22 (Jul 2014): 259–273.https://doi.org/10.1080/14639947.2014.932481Yael Bentor On the symbolism of the mirror in Indo-Tibetan consecration rituals, Journal of Indian Philosophy 23, no.11 (Mar 1995): 57–71.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01062066Charles F. Keyes Buddhist politics and their revolutionary origins in Thailand, (Oct 2011): 319–350.https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110876352.319 John Strong The Transforming Gift: An Analysis of Devotional Acts of Offering in Buddhist "Avadāna" Literature, History of Religions 18, no.33 (Oct 2015): 221–237.https://doi.org/10.1086/462817