TY  - BOOK
AU  - Swearer, Donald K
AU  - Swearer,Donald K
TI  - The Becoming the Buddha:  The Ritual of Image Consecration in Thailand
SN  - 9788120831094
U1  - S20 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt Ltd
N1  - includes index and biblioraphy; Buddha and buddha image  Meeting the buddha: temple image and relic  Constructing a buddha image  the ritual: opening the eyes of the buddha  instructing the image  empowering the image  the body of the buddha: popular buddhism and Buddhological theory  consecration traditions in other buddhist cultures: reassessing the buddhabhiseka  hindu or buddhist
ER  -