Gold Palaces: Merit, Beauty, and Perfection in the Cremation Structures of Monks in Northern Thailand
Cremation structures serve the utilitarian purpose of incinerating a corpse to aid transition from life to death, but in contemporary practice in Northern Thailand, opulent, golden-colored cremation structures called prasat sop also create a stunning sight that give local viewers a deeper understand...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Yale University
2021
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MAVCOR journal
Year: 2021, Volume: 5, Issue: 2 |
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B Gold B Buddhism B Ritual B Prasat Sop B Funerary B Death B Cremation |
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