Buddhism Into The Year 2000
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Buddhism Into The Year 2000
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language : en
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Release Date : 1994
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Buddhism And Postmodern Imaginings In Thailand
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Author : James Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-12-05
Buddhism And Postmodern Imaginings In Thailand written by James Taylor and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-05 with Religion categories.
This book presents a rethink on the significance of Thai Buddhism in an increasingly complex and changing post-modern urban context, especially following the financial crisis of 1997. Defining the cultural nature of Thai ’urbanity’; the implications for local/global flows, interactions and emergent social formations, James Taylor opens up new possibilities in understanding the specificities of everyday urban life as this relates to perceptions, conceptions and lived experiences of religiosity. Changes in the centre are also reverberating in the remaining forests and the monastic tradition of forest-dwelling which has sourced most of the nation’s modern saints. The text is based on ethnography taking into account the rich variety of everyday practices in a mélange of the religious. In Thailand, Buddhism is so intimately interconnected with national identity and social, economic and ethno-political concerns as to be inseparable. Taylor argues here that in recent years there has been a marked reformulation of important conventional cosmologies through new and challenging Buddhist ideas and practices. These influences and changes are as much located outside as inside the Buddhist temples/monasteries.
Buddhist Teaching In India
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Author : Johannes Bronkhorst
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-02-08
Buddhist Teaching In India written by Johannes Bronkhorst and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-08 with Religion categories.
The earliest records we have today of what the Buddha said were written down several centuries after his death, and the body of teachings attributed to him continued to evolve in India for centuries afterward across a shifting cultural and political landscape. As one tradition within a diverse religious milieu that included even the Greek kingdoms of northwestern India, Buddhism had many opportunities to both influence and be influenced by competing schools of thought. Even within Buddhism, a proliferation of interpretive traditions produced a dynamic intellectual climate. Johannes Bronkhorst here tracks the development of Buddhist teachings both within the larger Indian context and among Buddhism's many schools, shedding light on the sources and trajectory of such ideas as dharma theory, emptiness, the bodhisattva ideal, buddha nature, formal logic, and idealism. In these pages, we discover the roots of the doctrinal debates that have animated the Buddhist tradition up until the present day.
Esoteric Buddhism In Mediaeval Maritime Asia
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Author : Andrea Acri
language : en
Publisher: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Release Date : 2016-09-05
Esoteric Buddhism In Mediaeval Maritime Asia written by Andrea Acri and has been published by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-05 with History categories.
This volume advocates a trans-regional, and maritime-focused, approach to studying the genesis, development and circulation of Esoteric (or Tantric) Buddhism across Maritime Asia from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries ce. The book lays emphasis on the mobile networks of human agents (‘Masters’), textual sources (‘Texts’) and images (‘Icons’) through which Esoteric Buddhist traditions spread. Capitalising on recent research and making use of both disciplinary and area-focused perspectives, this book highlights the role played by Esoteric Buddhist maritime networks in shaping intra-Asian connectivity. In doing so, it reveals the limits of a historiography that is premised on land-based transmission of Buddhism from a South Asian ‘homeland’, and advances an alternative historical narrative that overturns the popular perception regarding Southeast Asia as a ‘periphery’ that passively received overseas influences. Thus, a strong point is made for the appreciation of the region as both a crossroads and rightful terminus of Buddhist cults, and for the re-evaluation of the creative and transformative force of Southeast Asian agents in the transmission of Esoteric Buddhism across mediaeval Asia.
Buddhism And Postmodern Imaginings In Thailand
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Author : Jim Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Release Date : 2008
Buddhism And Postmodern Imaginings In Thailand written by Jim Taylor and has been published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.
This book presents a rethink on the significance of Thai Buddhism in an increasingly complex and changing post-modern urban context, especially following the financial crisis of 1997. Defining the cultural nature of Thai 'urbanity'; the implications for local/global flows, interactions and emergent social formations, James Taylor opens up new possibilities in understanding the specificities of everyday urban life as this relates to perceptions, conceptions and lived experiences of religiosity. Changes in the centre are also reverberating in the remaining forests and the monastic tradition of forest-dwelling which has sourced most of the nation's modern saints. The text is based on ethnography taking into account the rich variety of everyday practices in a mélange of the religious. In Thailand, Buddhism is so intimately interconnected with national identity and social, economic and ethno-political concerns as to be inseparable. Taylor argues here that in recent years there has been a marked reformulation of important conventional cosmologies through new and challenging Buddhist ideas and practices. These influences and changes are as much located outside as inside the Buddhist temples/monasteries.
Buddhism In Dialogue With Contemporary Societies
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Author : Carola Roloff
language : en
Publisher: Waxmann Verlag
Release Date : 2020
Buddhism In Dialogue With Contemporary Societies written by Carola Roloff and has been published by Waxmann Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Religion categories.
The growing pluralization of religion and culture in Europe means that we encounter an increasing number of Buddhist immigrants as well as ‘Western’ converts. Against this background, in June 2018, the Academy of World Religions and the Numata Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Hamburg (Germany), invited scholars of Theravāda, East Asian and Tibetan Buddhism. The questions discussed referred to: - Does Buddhism matter today? What can it contribute? - Must Buddhism adapt to the modern world? How can Buddhism adapt to a non-Asia context? - When Buddhism travels, what must be preserved if Buddhism is to remain Buddhism? The contributions in this volume show not only that Buddhism matters in the West but that it already has its strong impact on our societies. Therefore, universities in Europe should include Buddhist theories and techniques in their curricula.
The Essentials Of Buddhism
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Author : ZHAO PUCHU
language : en
Publisher: American Academic Press
Release Date : 2021-03-16
The Essentials Of Buddhism written by ZHAO PUCHU and has been published by American Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-16 with Religion categories.
No matter how long you’ve been practicing Buddhism or whether you are interested in Buddhism, the ancient Asian tradition, you’ve probably got questions, especially if you’re just starting out. You need to look no further than The Essentials of Buddhism, which simply answers these questions. With the help of translator’s notes, this engaging and enlightening volume examines the Buddha’s core teachings, explores the ways and means of enlightenment and elucidates the mystical aspects of Buddhism.
Tantric Buddhism And Altered States Of Consciousness
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Author : Louise Child
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Tantric Buddhism And Altered States Of Consciousness written by Louise Child and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with Religion categories.
This book explores the role of altered states of consciousness in the communication of social and emotional energies, both on a societal level and between individual persons. Drawing from an original reading of Durkheimian social theorists (including Mauss, Hertz, and Hubert) and Jungian psychology, Louise Child applies this analysis to tantric Buddhist ritual and biographical material. She suggests ways in which dreams and visionary experiences (including those related to the 'subtle body') play an important and previously under-explored role in tantric understandings of the consort relationship.
Indian Esoteric Buddhism
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Author : Ronald M. Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2002-12-18
Indian Esoteric Buddhism written by Ronald M. Davidson and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-18 with Religion categories.
Despite the rapid spread of Buddhism—especially the esoteric system of Tantra, one of its most popular yet most misunderstood forms—the historical origins of Buddhist thought and practice remain obscure. This groundbreaking work describes the genesis of the Tantric movement in early medieval India, where it developed as a response to, and in some ways an example of, the feudalization of Indian society. Drawing on primary documents—many translated for the first time—from Sanskrit, Prakrit, Tibetan, Bengali, and Chinese, Ronald Davidson shows how changes in medieval Indian society, including economic and patronage crises, a decline in women's participation, and the formation of large monastic orders, led to the rise of the esoteric tradition in India that became the model for Buddhist cultures in China, Tibet, and Japan.
Studying Buddhism In Practice
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Author : John S. Harding
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-06-17
Studying Buddhism In Practice written by John S. Harding and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-17 with Religion categories.
This book introduces the rich realities of the Buddhist tradition and the academic approaches through which they are studied. Based on personal experiences of Buddhism on the ground, it provides a reflective context within which religious practices can be understood and appreciated. The engaging narratives cover a broad range of Buddhist countries and traditions, drawing on fieldwork to explore topics such as ordination, pilgrimage, funerals, gender roles, and film-making. All the entries provide valuable contextual discussion and are accompanied by photographs and suggestions for further reading.