03777nam 2200685 a 450 991045450740332120210522001012.00-231-50814-X10.7312/holt13322(CKB)1000000000523147(EBL)909054(OCoLC)826476281(SSID)ssj0000277526(PQKBManifestationID)11195747(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277526(PQKBWorkID)10240959(PQKB)11274290(MiAaPQ)EBC909054(DE-B1597)458946(OCoLC)213304981(OCoLC)979628413(DE-B1597)9780231508148(Au-PeEL)EBL909054(CaPaEBR)ebr10183446(EXLCZ)99100000000052314720031029d2004 uy 0engur||#||||||||txtccrThe Buddhist Visnu[electronic resource] religious transformation, politics, and culture /John Clifford HoltNew York Columbia University Press20041 online resource (419 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-231-13323-5 0-231-13322-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-420) and indexes.Front matter --Contents --Preface --PART 1 --Introduction: THE HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL PROBLEMS --1 THE "HINDU BUDDHA" AND THE "BUDDHIST VISNU" --2 "UNCEASING WAVES" --3 THE SANDALWOOD IMAGE --4 TRANSFORMED DEITY --PART 2 --Introduction: THE CULT OF VISNU IN BUDDHIST SRI LANKA --5 SEEKING PROTECTION --6 THE VALIYAK MANGALYA --7 LEGACIES OF THE "BUDDHIST VISNU" --8 MINISTER OF DEFENSE? --Conclusion --Notes --Bibliography --Index of Place Names --Index of Sinhala (snh), Pali (p), Sanskrit (skt) and Tamil (t) Texts (translated or cited) --Subject Index --MapJohn Holt's groundbreaking study examines the assimilation, transformation, and subordination of the Hindu deity Visnu within the contexts of Sri Lankan history and Sinhala Buddhist religious culture. Holt argues that political agendas and social forces, as much as doctrinal concerns, have shaped the shifting patterns of the veneration of Visnu in Sri Lanka. Holt begins with a comparative look at the assimilation of the Buddha in Hinduism. He then explores the role and rationale of medieval Sinhala kings in assimilating Visnu into Sinhala Buddhism. Offering analyses of texts, many of which have never before been translated into English, Holt considers the development of Visnu in Buddhist literature and the changing practices of deity veneration. Shifting to the present, Holt describes the efforts of contemporary Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka to discourage the veneration of Visnu, suggesting that many are motivated by a reactionary fear that their culture and society will soon be overrun by the influences and practices of Hindus, Muslims, and Christians.BuddhismSri LankaHistoryVishnu (Hindu deity)CultSri LankaBuddhismRelationsHinduismHinduismRelationsBuddhismBuddhism and politicsSri LankaElectronic books.BuddhismHistory.Vishnu (Hindu deity)CultBuddhismRelationsHinduism.HinduismRelationsBuddhism.Buddhism and politics294.3/095493Holt John1948-636742MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454507403321The Buddhist Visnu2456011UNINA