Abstract
Images of the Buddha in Cambodia and mainland Southeast Asia cannot be exclusively understood through the hermeneutic lens of constructed Theravāda orthodoxies. Among Ang Choulean’s most recurrent and insightful anthropological observations is the link between Cambodian communities and their ancestors, tutelary spirits, gods, and the Buddha mediated through both amorphous and physical embodiments. Corporeal incarnations can be naturally occurring: stones, springs, caves, termite mounds, trees, and human made in the form of images, architecture, and even racing pirogues.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Liber Amicorum |
| Subtitle of host publication | Mélanges réunis en hommage à Ang Chouléan |
| Editors | Grégory Mikaelian, Sophearith Siyonn, Ashley Thompson |
| Place of Publication | Paris |
| Publisher | Péninsule / Association des Amis de Yosothor |
| Pages | 137-160 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9782353214099 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Khmer Studies
- Cambodia -- History
- Cambodia -- Sociology
- Cambodia -- Religion
- Cambodia -- Archaeology
- Metallurgy
- Buddhism
- Ang Chouléan
- lok gru Chouléan