The Buddha And Dr Fuhrer
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The Buddha And Dr F Hrer
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Author : Charles Allen
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Release Date : 2010
The Buddha And Dr F Hrer written by Charles Allen and has been published by Penguin Books India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Religion categories.
The Buddha And Dr Fuhrer
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Author : Charles Allen
language : en
Publisher: Haus Pub
Release Date : 2011-03
The Buddha And Dr Fuhrer written by Charles Allen and has been published by Haus Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03 with History categories.
"[Allen] pieces the story together like shards of a broken vase."—Sara Wheeler,The Sunday Telegraph In this fascinating book, Charles Allen unravels the saga of an archeological discovery and a twisted tale of truth and lies that has divided Buddhist scholars for a century. Reconstructing the forested Tarai landscape of the fifth century BC in which the Buddha was raised, Allen employs a strong narrative to reveal the truth behind the alleged discovery of the Buddha's ashes in 1898 and the subsequent controversies that surrounded uncertain and compromised excavation and the numerous partiesinvolved.
The Buddha And The Sahibs
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Author : Charles Allen
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-09-24
The Buddha And The Sahibs written by Charles Allen and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-24 with History categories.
Today there are many Buddhists in the West, but for 2000 years the Buddha's teachings were unknown outside Asia. It was not until the late 18th century, when Sir William Oriental Jones, a British judge in India, broke through the Brahmin's prohibition on learning their sacred language. Sanskrit, that clues about the origins of a religion quite distinct from Hinduism began to be deciphered from inscriptions on pillars and rocks. This study tells the story of the search that followed, as evidence mounted that countries as diverse as Ceylon, Japan and Tibet shared a religion which had its origins in India yet was unknown there. British rule brought to India, Burma and Ceylon a whole band of enthusiastic Orientalist amateurs - soldiers, administrators and adventurers - intent on investigating the subcontinent's lost past. Unwittingly, these men helped lay the foundations for the revival of Buddhism in Asia during the 19th century and its spread to the West in the 20th. Charles Allen's book is a mixture of detective work and story-telling, as this acknowledged master of British Indian history pieces together early Buddhist history to bring a handful of extraoridinary characters to life.
The Sacred Garden Of Lumbini
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Author : Kai Weise
language : en
Publisher: UNESCO
Release Date : 2013-10-29
The Sacred Garden Of Lumbini written by Kai Weise and has been published by UNESCO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-29 with Religion categories.
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha, was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 1997. It is situated in an area commonly referred to as the 'Sacred Garden'. Archaeological remains testify to the authenticity of the place, which has become a major pilgrimage site. Nevertheless over two and a half millennia, the understanding of Lumbini has changed and different perceptions exist of what Lumbini might have been like at the birth of Lord Buddha. For the long-term safeguarding of this World Heritage site, overall understanding of the property is essential. This publication will provide a means for the various stakeholders to come to an understanding of each other's historical, religious, environmental and touristic perspectives of Lumbini.
Ashoka
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Author : Charles Allen
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-02-21
Ashoka written by Charles Allen and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
India's lost emperor Ashoka Maurya has a special place in history. In his quest to govern India by moral force alone he turned Buddhism from a minor sect into a world religion, and set up a new yardstick for government. But Ashoka's bold experiment ended in tragedy and he was forgotten for almost two thousand years. In this beautifully written, multi-layered journey Charles Allen describes how fragments of the Ashokan story were gradually discovered, pieced together by a variety of British Orientalists: antiquarians, archaeologists and epigraphists. In doing so, they did much to recover India's ancient history itself. The Lost Emperor tells the story of the man who was arguably the greatest ruler India has ever known.
The Buddha From Babylon
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Author : Harvey Kraft
language : en
Publisher: SelectBooks, Inc.
Release Date : 2014-05
The Buddha From Babylon written by Harvey Kraft and has been published by SelectBooks, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The sudden death of the Persian Emperor in 522 BCE is one of history’s great mysteries. Was his demise self-inflicted, accidental, an assassination or due to natural causes? The author contends that during this incident Siddhartha Gautama may have been the leader of Babylon's Magi, an interfaith order that assumes governance of the region. The situation explodes when Darius the Great seizes the throne. Simultaneously the Magi Order is purged as Siddhartha, prince of the Saka nation, heads back east to the Indus. Could this event have inspired the creation of Buddhism as a pacifist movement dedicated to the pursuit of self-transformation, goodwill, and universal compassion? The Buddha from Babylon: The Lost History and Cosmic Vision of Siddhartha Gautama uncovers new evidence that solves this ages-old mystery and discovers Babylonian influences in the Buddha's revelations.
Architects Of Buddhist Leisure
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Author : Justin Thomas McDaniel
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2018-04-30
Architects Of Buddhist Leisure written by Justin Thomas McDaniel 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 2018-04-30 with Religion categories.
Buddhism, often described as an austere religion that condemns desire, promotes denial, and idealizes the contemplative life, actually has a thriving leisure culture in Asia. Creative religious improvisations designed by Buddhists have been produced both within and outside of monasteries across the region—in Nepal, Japan, Korea, Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Justin McDaniel looks at the growth of Asia’s culture of Buddhist leisure—what he calls “socially disengaged Buddhism”—through a study of architects responsible for monuments, museums, amusement parks, and other sites. In conversation with noted theorists of material and visual culture and anthropologists of art, McDaniel argues that such sites highlight the importance of public, leisure, and spectacle culture from a Buddhist perspective and illustrate how “secular” and “religious,” “public” and “private,” are in many ways false binaries. Moreover, places like Lek Wiriyaphan’s Sanctuary of Truth in Thailand, Suối Tiên Amusement Park in Saigon, and Shi Fa Zhao’s multilevel museum/ritual space/tea house in Singapore reflect a growing Buddhist ecumenism built through repetitive affective encounters instead of didactic sermons and sectarian developments. They present different Buddhist traditions, images, and aesthetic expressions as united but not uniform, collected but not concise: Together they form a gathering, not a movement. Despite the ingenuity of lay and ordained visionaries like Wiriyaphan and Zhao and their colleagues Kenzo Tange, Chan-soo Park, Tadao Ando, and others discussed in this book, creators of Buddhist leisure sites often face problems along the way. Parks and museums are complex adaptive systems that are changed and influenced by budgets, available materials, local and global economic conditions, and visitors. Architects must often compromise and settle at local optima, and no matter what they intend, their buildings will develop lives of their own. Provocative and theoretically innovative, Architects of Buddhist Leisure asks readers to question the very category of “religious” architecture. It challenges current methodological approaches in religious studies and speaks to a broad audience interested in modern art, architecture, religion, anthropology, and material culture.
Middle Land Middle Way
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Author : Shravasti Dhammika
language : en
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Release Date : 2008-12-01
Middle Land Middle Way written by Shravasti Dhammika and has been published by Buddhist Publication Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-01 with Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages categories.
A comprehensive guidebook to the places in India made sacred by the Buddha’s presence. Beginning with an inspiring account of Buddhist pilgrimage, the author then covers sixteen places in detail. With maps and colour photos, an essential companion for pilgrim and traveler.
The Archaeology Of South Asia
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Author : Robin Coningham
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-08-31
The Archaeology Of South Asia written by Robin Coningham 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 2015-08-31 with Social Science categories.
This book synthesises the archaeology of South Asia from the Neolithic period (c.6500 BCE) to the third century BCE.
Rude Awakenings
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Author : Sucitto
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2006
Rude Awakenings written by Sucitto 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 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Half down-and-dirty adventure and half inspirational memoir, this title documents an unusual pilgrimage taken by earthy scientist Nick Scott and fastidious Buddhist monk Ajahn Sucitto, who together retraced the Buddha's footsteps through India.