LEADER 03622nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910782048903321 005 20230816235253.0 010 $a0-231-50814-X 024 7 $a10.7312/holt13322 035 $a(CKB)1000000000523147 035 $a(EBL)909054 035 $a(OCoLC)826476281 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000277526 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11195747 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277526 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10240959 035 $a(PQKB)11274290 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC909054 035 $a(DE-B1597)458946 035 $a(OCoLC)213304981 035 $a(OCoLC)979628413 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231508148 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL909054 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10183446 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000523147 100 $a20031029d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdacontent 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Buddhist Visnu $ereligious transformation, politics, and culture /$fJohn Clifford Holt 210 1$aNew York :$cColumbia University Press,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 441 pages) $cillustrations 311 0 $a0-231-13323-5 311 0 $a0-231-13322-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [411]-420) and indexes. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tPART 1 --$tIntroduction: THE HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL PROBLEMS --$t1 THE "HINDU BUDDHA" AND THE "BUDDHIST VISNU" --$t2 "UNCEASING WAVES" --$t3 THE SANDALWOOD IMAGE --$t4 TRANSFORMED DEITY --$tPART 2 --$tIntroduction: THE CULT OF VISNU IN BUDDHIST SRI LANKA --$t5 SEEKING PROTECTION --$t6 THE VALIYAK MANGALYA --$t7 LEGACIES OF THE "BUDDHIST VISNU" --$t8 MINISTER OF DEFENSE? --$tConclusion --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex of Place Names --$tIndex of Sinhala (snh), Pali (p), Sanskrit (skt) and Tamil (t) Texts (translated or cited) --$tSubject Index --$tMap 330 $aJohn 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. 606 $aBuddhism$zSri Lanka$xHistory 606 $aBuddhism$xRelations$xHinduism 606 $aHinduism$xRelations$xBuddhism 606 $aBuddhism and politics$zSri Lanka 615 0$aBuddhism$xHistory. 615 0$aBuddhism$xRelations$xHinduism. 615 0$aHinduism$xRelations$xBuddhism. 615 0$aBuddhism and politics 676 $a294.3/095493 700 $aHolt$b John$f1948-$0636742 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782048903321 996 $aThe Buddhist Visnu$93825984 997 $aUNINA