04508oam 2200709I 450 991081648270332120240516211330.01-280-87461-997866137159201-136-32068-71-136-32067-90-203-12035-310.4324/9780203120354 (CKB)2550000000104822(EBL)981861(OCoLC)804662370(SSID)ssj0000688303(PQKBManifestationID)12269377(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000688303(PQKBWorkID)10761469(PQKB)10512566(Au-PeEL)EBL981861(CaPaEBR)ebr10578145(CaONFJC)MIL371592(OCoLC)808347305(FINmELB)ELB135496(MiAaPQ)EBC981861(EXLCZ)99255000000010482220180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCross-disciplinary perspectives on a contested Buddhist site Bodh Gaya Jataka /edited by David Geary, Matthew R. Sayers, Abhishek Singh Amar1st ed.Abingdon, Oxon ;New York :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (225 p.)Routledge South Asian religion seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-84472-1 0-415-68452-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction The multiple lives of Bodh Gaya: defining views and changing perspectives; Part I: Empowering the landscape of the Buddha; 1. Gaya-Bodh Gaya: the origins of a pilgrimage complex; 2. Sacred Bodh Gaya: the Buddhaksẹtra of Gotama Buddha; 3. The changing landscape at Bodh Gaya; 4. Bodh Gaya and the issue of originality in art; Part II: Monumental conjectures: Rebirths and retellings5. Established usage and absolute freedom of religion at Bodh Gaya: 1861-19156. Queen Victoria beneath the Bodhi Tree: Anagarika Dharmapala as anti-imperialist and Victorian; 7. Bodh Gaya in the 1950s: Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahant Giri, and Anagarika Munindra; 8. "Why cause unnecessary confusion?": Re-inscribing the Mahabodhi Temple's holy places; Part III: Universal dreams and local departures; 9. World Heritage in the shadow of zamindari; 10. Maitreya, or the love of Buddhism: The non-event of Bodh Gaya's giant statue; 11. Universal education and social transformation in Bodh Gaya12. NGOs, corruption, and reciprocity in the land of Buddha's enlightenmentIndex"Bodhgaya has long been recognized as the place where the Buddha achieved enlightenment. This book brings together the recent work of twelve scholars from a variety of disciplines - anthropology, art history, history, and religion - to highlight their various findings and perspectives on different facets of Bodhgaya's past and present. Through an engaging and critical overview of the place of Buddha's enlightenment, the book discusses the dynamic and contested nature of this site, and looks at the tensions with the on-going efforts to define the place according to particular histories or identities. It addresses many aspects of Bodhgaya, from speculation about why the Buddha chose to sit beneath a tree in Bodhgaya, to the contemporary struggles over tourism development, education and non-government organizations, to bring to the foreground the site's longevity, reinvention and current complexity as a UNESCO World Heritage monument in the north Indian state of Bihar. The book is a useful contribution for students and scholars of Buddhism and South Asian Studies"--Provided by publisher.Routledge South Asian religion series.Sacred spaceSocial aspectsIndiaBuddh GayaSacred spaceSocial aspects954/.123REL007010REL007020bisacshAmar Abhishek Singh1622055Geary David1976-868337Sayers Matthew R1622056MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816482703321Cross-disciplinary perspectives on a contested Buddhist site3955694UNINA