Genealogies Of Mah Y Na Buddhism

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Coming To Terms With Chinese Buddhism

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Author : Robert H. Sharf
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2005-11-30

Coming To Terms With Chinese Buddhism written by Robert H. Sharf and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-30 with Religion categories.

The issue of sinification—the manner and extent to which Buddhism and Chinese culture were transformed through their mutual encounter and dialogue—has dominated the study of Chinese Buddhism for much of the past century. Robert Sharf opens this important and far-reaching book by raising a host of historical and hermeneutical problems with the encounter paradigm and the master narrative on which it is based. Coming to Terms with Chinese Buddhism is, among other things, an extended reflection on the theoretical foundations and conceptual categories that undergird the study of medieval Chinese Buddhism. Sharf draws his argument in part from a meticulous historical, philological, and philosophical analysis of the Treasure Store Treatise (Pao-tsang lun), an eighth-century Buddho-Taoist work apocryphally attributed to the fifth-century master Seng-chao (374–414). In the process of coming to terms with this recondite text, Sharf ventures into all manner of subjects bearing on our understanding of medieval Chinese Buddhism, from the evolution of T’ang "gentry Taoism" to the pivotal role of image veneration and the problematic status of Chinese Tantra. The volume includes a complete annotated translation of the Treasure Store Treatise, accompanied by the detailed exegesis of dozens of key terms and concepts.

Proceedings Of The Tenth Seminar Of The Iats 2003 Volume 13 Art In Tibet

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2011-09-20

Proceedings Of The Tenth Seminar Of The Iats 2003 Volume 13 Art In Tibet 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 2011-09-20 with History categories.

This volume deals with specific issues related to Tibetan art, ranging from the earliest Buddhist buildings in central, southern and eastern geocultural Tibet up to the artistic traditions flourishing in the 20th century. The papers are arranged following the chronology of the sites or the themes taken into consideration in the first part and logical criteria in the latter part. Illustrated with numerous black-and-white pictures and 32 pages of colour plates, its contents are of special interest to scholars and specialists, while a large part is accessible to non-specialists, too, which makes the book useful also to university students interested in the subject as well as amateurs of Tibetan art.

Outlines Of Mahayana Buddhism

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Author : Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2010-08-07

Outlines Of Mahayana Buddhism written by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-07 with Religion categories.

Outlines of Mahayana Buddhism by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. The object of this book is twofold: (1) To refute the many wrong opinions which are entertained by Western critics concerning the fundamental teachings of Mahayana Buddhism ; (2) To awake interest among scholars of comparative religion in the development of the religious sentiment and faith as exemplified by the growth of one of the most powerful spiritual forces in the world. The book is therefore at once popular and scholarly. It is popular in the sense that it tries to expose the fallacy of the general attitude assumed by other religionists towards Mahayanism. It aims to be scholarly, on the other hand, when it endeavors to expound some of the most salient features of the doctrine, historically and systematically. Reproduction of 1907 Edition.

Mahayana Buddhism

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Author : Paul Williams
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2008-07-11

Mahayana Buddhism written by Paul Williams and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-11 with Religion categories.

Originating in India, Mahayana Buddhism spread across Asia, becoming the prevalent form of Buddhism in Tibet and East Asia. Over the last twenty-five years Western interest in Mahayana has increased considerably, reflected both in the quantity of scholarly material produced and in the attraction of Westerners towards Tibetan Buddhism and Zen. Paul Williams’ Mahayana Buddhism is widely regarded as the standard introduction to the field, used internationally for teaching and research and has been translated into several European and Asian languages. This new edition has been fully revised throughout in the light of the wealth of new studies and focuses on the religion’s diversity and richness. It includes much more material on China and Japan, with appropriate reference to Nepal, and for students who wish to carry their study further there is a much-expanded bibliography and extensive footnotes and cross-referencing. Everyone studying this important tradition will find Williams’ book the ideal companion to their studies.

The Spread Of Buddhism

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Author : Ann Heirman
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2007-05-11

The Spread Of Buddhism written by Ann Heirman and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-11 with Social Science categories.

This book unravels some of the complex factors that allowed or hampered the presence of (certain aspects of) Buddhism in the regions to the north and the east of India, such as Central Asia, China, Tibet, Mongolia, or Korea.

Buddhism In Practice

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Author : Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2015-11-24

Buddhism In Practice written by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-24 with Religion categories.

This anthology, first published in 1995, illustrates the vast scope of Buddhist practice in Asia, past and present. Re-released now in a slimmer but still extensive edition, Buddhism in Practice presents a selection of thirty-five translated texts--each preceded by a substantial introduction by its translator. These unusual sources provides the reader with a sense of the remarkable diversity of the practices of persons who over the course of 2,500 years have been identified, by themselves or by others, as Buddhists. Demonstrating the many continuities among the practices of Buddhist cultures widely separated by both history and geography, Buddhism in Practice continues to provide an ideal introduction to Buddhism and a source of new insights for scholars.

Axial Civilizations And World History

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2004-09-01

Axial Civilizations And World History 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 2004-09-01 with Religion categories.

The overarching theme of the book is the historical meaning of the Axial Age, commonly defined as a period of several centuries around the middle of the last millennium BCE, and its cultural innovations. The civilizational patterns that grew out of this exceptionally creative phase are a particularly rewarding theme for comparative analysis. The book contains essays on cultural transformations in Ancient Greece, Ancient Israel, Iran, India and China, as well as background developments in the core civilizations of the Ancient Near East. An introductory section deals with the history of the debate on the AxialAge, the theoretical questions that have emerged from it, and the present state of the discussion. The book will be useful for comparative historians of cultures and religions, as well as for historical sociologists interested in the comparative analysis of civilizations. It should also help linking the fields of classical, biblical and Asian studies to broader interdisciplinary debates within the humanities sciences. Contributors include: Johann P. Arnason, Björn Wittrock, Peter Wagner, Arpad Szakolczai, Jan Assmann, Piotr Michalowski, Shaul Shaked, Israel Knohl, S.N. Eisenstadt, Kurt A. Raaflaub, Guy G. Stroumsa, David J. Levy, Jan Retsö, David Shulman, Sheldon Pollock, Hsu Cho-yun, Christoph Harbsmeier, and Frederic Wakeman Jr.

Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism

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Author : Jørn Borup
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2008-02-28

Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism written by Jørn Borup and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-28 with Religion categories.

Zen Buddhist ideas and practices in many ways are unique within the study of religion, and artists, poets and Buddhists practitioners worldwide have found inspiration from this tradition. Until recent years, representations of Zen Buddhism have focussed almost entirely on philosophical, historical or “spiritual” aspects. This book investigates the contemporary living reality of the largest Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhist group, Myōshinji. Drawing on textual studies and ethnographic fieldwork, Jørn Borup analyses how its practitioners use and understand their religion, how they practice their religiosity and how different kinds of Zen Buddhists (monks, nuns, priest, lay people) interact and define themselves within the religious organization. Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism portrays a living Zen Buddhism being both uniquely interesting and interestingly typical for common Buddhist and Japanese religiosity.

The Buddha And His Teachings

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Author : Nārada (Maha Thera.)
language : en
Publisher: Vipassana Research Publications
Release Date : 1988

The Buddha And His Teachings written by Nārada (Maha Thera.) and has been published by Vipassana Research Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Buddhism categories.

Once Upon A Future Time

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Author : Jan Nattier
language : en
Publisher: Jain Publishing Company
Release Date : 1991

Once Upon A Future Time written by Jan Nattier and has been published by Jain Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Religion categories.

An in-depth study of Buddhist theories of the decline and disappearance of their own religion. Nattier's work challenges previous assumptions on this topic and focuses on the critical study of the "Kausambi Story, " a Buddhist prophecy of decline, in its Tibetan, Central Asian, and Chinese variants.