Contesting Buddhist Narratives
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Contesting Buddhist Narratives
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Author : Matthew J. Walton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Contesting Buddhist Narratives written by Matthew J. Walton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Political Science categories.
Myanmar's transition to democracy has been marred by violence between Buddhists and Muslims. While the violence originally broke out between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, it subsequently emerged throughout the country, impacting Buddhists and Muslims of many ethnic backgrounds. This article offers background on these so-called "communal conflicts" and the rise and evolution of Buddhist nationalist groups led by monks that have spearheaded anti-Muslim campaigns. The authors describe how current monastic political mobilization can be understood as an extension of past monastic activism, and is rooted in traditional understandings of the monastic community's responsibility to defend the religion, respond to community needs, and guide political decision-makers. The authors propose a counter-argument rooted in Theravada Buddhism to address the underlying anxieties motivating Buddhist nationalists while directing them toward peaceful actions promoting coexistence. Additionally, given that these conflicts derive from wider political, economic, and social dilemmas, the authors offer a prescription of complementary policy initiatives.--Résumé de l'éditeur.
Buddhism In Singapore
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Author : Y. D. Ong
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Buddhism In Singapore written by Y. D. Ong and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Political Science categories.
Narrating Karma And Rebirth
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Author : Naomi Appleton
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-02-13
Narrating Karma And Rebirth written by Naomi Appleton and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-13 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This book explores how multi-life stories served to construct, communicate, and challenge ideas about karma and rebirth within early South Asia.
Buddhist Stories
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Author : Anita Ganeri
language : en
Publisher: Evans Brothers
Release Date : 2006
Buddhist Stories written by Anita Ganeri and has been published by Evans Brothers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
'Storyteller' is a series of illustrated books that features stories from the world's major religions accompanied by fact boxes that provide background and supplementary information on each religion under consideration.
Buddhist Stories
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Author : Paul Dahlke
language : en
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
Release Date : 2000
Buddhist Stories written by Paul Dahlke and has been published by Asian Educational Services this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Fiction categories.
A collection of 5 stories that elucidate the central conception of Buddhist philosophies written in a simple style without any technical or philosophical terminology. The stories deal with life and death, fate, love, silence and renunciation.
Diamond Sutra Narratives
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Author : Chiew Hui Ho
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2019-07-08
Diamond Sutra Narratives written by Chiew Hui Ho and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-08 with Religion categories.
In Diamond Sutra Narratives, Chiew Hui Ho explores Diamond Sutra devotion and its impact on medieval Chinese religiosity, uncovering the complex social history of Tang lay Buddhism through the laity’s production of parasutraic narratives and texts.
Jataka Stories In Theravada Buddhism
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Author : Naomi Appleton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-06
Jataka Stories In Theravada Buddhism written by Naomi Appleton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-06 with Religion categories.
Jataka stories (stories about the previous births of the Buddha) are very popular in Theravada Buddhist countries, where they are found in both canonical texts and later compositions and collections, and are commonly used in sermons, children's books, plays, poetry, temple illustrations, rituals and festivals. Whilst at first glance many of the stories look like common fables or folktales, Buddhist tradition tells us that the stories illustrate the gradual path to perfection exemplified by the Buddha in his previous births, when he was a bodhisatta (buddha-to-be). Jataka stories have had a long and colourful history, closely intertwined with the development of doctrines about the Buddha, the path to buddhahood, and how Buddhists should behave now the Buddha is no more. This book explores the shifting role of the stories in Buddhist doctrine, practice, and creative expression, finally placing this integral Buddhist genre back in the centre of scholarly understandings of the religion.
Challenging Paradigms
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2013-06-15
Challenging Paradigms written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-15 with Religion categories.
Buddhism is often portrayed as a universalising religion that transcends the local and directs attention toward a transcendent dharma. Yet, wherever Buddhism spreads, it also sparks local identity discourses that, directly or indirectly, root the dharma in native soil and history, and, in doing so, frame ‘the local’ in Buddhist discourse. Occasionally, notably in Japanese Shinto and Tibetan Bön, this localising variety of ‘framing of discourse’—here tentatively termed ‘nativism’—leads to the establishment of independent traditions that break free from Buddhism; yet, in other contexts, localising trends remain firmly embedded within Buddhism. In Challenging Paradigms: Buddhism and Nativism Teeuwen and Blezer offer a comparative study of localising responses to Buddhism in different Buddhist environments in Japan, Korea, Tibet, India and Bali.
Family In Buddhism
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Author : Liz Wilson
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2013-08-06
Family In Buddhism written by Liz Wilson and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-06 with Religion categories.
The Buddha left his home and family and enjoined his followers to go forth and "become homeless." With a traditionally celibate clergy, Asian Buddhism is often regarded as a world-renouncing religion inimical to family life. This edited volume counters this view, showing how Asian Buddhists in a wide range of historical and geographical circumstances relate as kin to their biological families and to the religious families they join. Using contemporary and historical case studies as well as textual examples, contributors explore how Asian Buddhists invoke family ties in the intentional communities they create and use them to establish religious authority and guard religious privilege. The language of family and lineage emerges as central to a variety of South and East Asian Buddhist contexts. With an interdisciplinary, Pan-Asian approach, Family in Buddhism challenges received wisdom in religious studies and offers new ways to think about family and society.
Buddhist Narrative In Asia And Beyond
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Author : Peter Skilling
language : en
Publisher: Institute of Thai Studies Chulalongkorn University
Release Date : 2012
Buddhist Narrative In Asia And Beyond written by Peter Skilling and has been published by Institute of Thai Studies Chulalongkorn University this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Art and literature categories.