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Estudios de Asia y África
On-line version ISSN 2448-654XPrint version ISSN 0185-0164
Abstract
MARSTON, John. Buth Savong and the New Proliferation of Relics in Cambodia.Translated byMaría Capetillo Lozano. Estud. Asia Áfr. [online]. 2015, vol.50, n.2, pp.265-284. ISSN 2448-654X.
The article describes the movement in Cambodia surrounding the lay Buddhist leader Buth Savong, who has come to prominence in the country since the 1990s. Among the characteristics of this organization is attention to the spatial organization of the temples and ashrams affiliated with Buth Savong and an emphasis on the installation of Buddha relics. The article explores the movement in the context of Cambodian socio-political change and discusses the implication of this new emphasis on relics, giving three case studies.
Keywords : Cambodia; Buddhism; relics; Buth Savong; religious movements.