Meditation Practice - Buddhispano

Conference
and exchanged appears to bear little resemblance to the uid and dynamic process of negotiation
and assimilation which serves to renew and make relevant the tradition in a wide variety of contexts.
It also fails to recognize the integral and dynamic role practitioners play in informing and
sustaining the tradition.
As highlighted at the outset of this discussion, bodily preservation in the Tibetan
Buddhist tradition has so far been largely neglected by scholars. Whilst this study has attempted
to understand the philosophy underpinning of the tradition predominantly from the perspective of
Buddhist practitioners, there is evidently still considerable work to do in this area. Whilst ostensibly
a subject of relatively limited relevance, as the burgeoning study of Buddhist relics and relic
veneration has demonstrated, studies in this area have the rich potential to offer greater insights
into a wide range of Buddhist concepts, and the complex relationship between Buddhist practice,
philosophy and doctrine. It is hoped this study will go some way to stimulating further debate and
developments in this fascinating area.
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