The Wheel-Turning King and the Lucky Lottery: Perspectives New and Old on Wealth and Merriment within Buddhism

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The Wheel-Turning King and the Lucky Lottery : Perspectives New and Old on Wealth and Merriment within Buddhism. / Abrahms-Kavunenko, Saskia Adelle; Milligan, Matthew.

In: Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 36, No. 2, 08.09.2021, p. 265-286.

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Abrahms-Kavunenko, SA & Milligan, M 2021, 'The Wheel-Turning King and the Lucky Lottery: Perspectives New and Old on Wealth and Merriment within Buddhism', Journal of Contemporary Religion, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 265-286. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2021.1954762

APA

Abrahms-Kavunenko, S. A., & Milligan, M. (2021). The Wheel-Turning King and the Lucky Lottery: Perspectives New and Old on Wealth and Merriment within Buddhism. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 36(2), 265-286. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2021.1954762

Vancouver

Abrahms-Kavunenko SA, Milligan M. The Wheel-Turning King and the Lucky Lottery: Perspectives New and Old on Wealth and Merriment within Buddhism. Journal of Contemporary Religion. 2021 Sep 8;36(2):265-286. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2021.1954762

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Abrahms-Kavunenko, Saskia Adelle ; Milligan, Matthew. / The Wheel-Turning King and the Lucky Lottery : Perspectives New and Old on Wealth and Merriment within Buddhism. In: Journal of Contemporary Religion. 2021 ; Vol. 36, No. 2. pp. 265-286.

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