Buddhism Across Asia : : Networks of Material, Intellectual and Cultural Exchange, volume 1 /

Buddhism Across Asia : : Networks of Material, Intellectual and Cultural Exchange, volume 1 / / ed. by Tansen Sen.

"Buddhism across Asia is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and spread of Buddhism in Asia. It comprises a rich collection of articles written by leading experts in their fields. Together, the contributions provide an in-depth analysis of Buddhist history and transmission in Asia...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
MitwirkendeR:
Baums, Stefan,
Blackburn, Anne M.,
Boucher, Daniel,
Frasch, Tilman,
Heirman, Ann,
Howard-Moore, Elizabeth,
Huaiyu, Chen,
Jinhua, Chen,
Kramer, Jowita,
Kulke, Hermann,
Legittimo, Elsa,
Martini, Giuliana,
Nattier, Jan,
Neelis, Jason,
Rambelli, Fabio,
Robson, James,
Schicketanz, Erik,
Sen, Tansen,
Weijen, Teng,
Xiang, Wang,
Xing, Zhang,
HerausgeberIn:
Sen, Tansen,
Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (514 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Buddhism in Asian History
  • Part I. Transmissions of Buddhism Before the Seventh Century
  • 1. Networks for Long-distance Transmission of Buddhism in South Asian Transit Zones
  • 2. Truth and Scripture in Early Buddhism: Categorial Reduction as Exegetical Method in Ancient Gandhāra and Beyond
  • 3. Now You Hear it, Now You Don't: The Phrase "Thus Have I Heard" in Early Chinese Buddhist Translations
  • 4. The First 'Agama Transmission to China
  • 5. What is a "Hīnayāna Zealot" Doing in Fifth-Century China?
  • 6. Meditation Traditions in Fifth-Century Northern China: With a Special Note on a Forgotten "Kaśmīri" Meditation Tradition Brought to China by Buddhabhadra (359-429)
  • 7. Transmission of the Dharma and Reception of the Text: Oral and Aural Features in the Fifth Chapter of the Book of Zambasta
  • Part II. Buddhism Across Asia between the Seventh and Fifteenth Centuries
  • 8. On Kuiji's Sanskrit Compound Analyses: Transmission of Sanskrit Grammar in the Early Tang Dynasty
  • 9. Abridged Teaching (Lüe Jiao): Monastic Rules between India and China
  • 10. From Nālandā to Chang'an: A Survey of Buddhist Libraries in Medieval China (618-907)
  • 11. Multiple Traditions in One Ritual: A Reading of the Lantern-Lighting Prayers in Dunhuang Manuscripts
  • 12. The Idea of India (Tenjiku) in Pre-Modern Japan: Issues of Signification and Representation in the Buddhist Translation of Cultures
  • 13. The Buddhist Image Inside-Out: On the Placing of Objects Inside Statues in East Asia
  • 14. Indian Abhidharma Literature in Tibet: A Study of the Vijñāna Section of Sthiramati's Pañcaskandhakavibhāṣā
  • 15. From A«soka to Jayavarman VII: Some Reflections on the Relationship between Buddhism and the State in India and Southeast Asia
  • 16. The Therav"ada Buddhist Ecumene in the Fifteenth Century: Intellectual Foundations and Material Representations
  • Part III. Buddhist Connections after the Fifteenth Century
  • 17. The Sphere of the S"asana in the Context of Colonialism
  • 18. Patronage and Place: The Shwedagon in Times of Change
  • 19. Wang Hongyuan and the Import of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism to China during the Republican Period
  • 20. Buddhist Practices and Institutions of the Chinese Community in Kolkata, India
  • Contributors
  • Index

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