LEADER 04508oam 2200709I 450 001 9910816482703321 005 20240516211330.0 010 $a1-280-87461-9 010 $a9786613715920 010 $a1-136-32068-7 010 $a1-136-32067-9 010 $a0-203-12035-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203120354 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104822 035 $a(EBL)981861 035 $a(OCoLC)804662370 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000688303 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12269377 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000688303 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10761469 035 $a(PQKB)10512566 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL981861 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10578145 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL371592 035 $a(OCoLC)808347305 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB135496 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC981861 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104822 100 $a20180706d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCross-disciplinary perspectives on a contested Buddhist site $eBodh Gaya Jataka /$fedited by David Geary, Matthew R. Sayers, Abhishek Singh Amar 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge South Asian religion series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-84472-1 311 $a0-415-68452-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 Buddhakse?tra 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 retellings 327 $a5. 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 Gaya 327 $a12. NGOs, corruption, and reciprocity in the land of Buddha's enlightenmentIndex 330 $a"Bodhgaya has long been recognized as the place where the Buddha achieved enlightenment. This book brings together the recent work of twelve scholars from a variety of disciplines - anthropology, art history, history, and religion - to highlight their various findings and perspectives on different facets of Bodhgaya's past and present. Through an engaging and critical overview of the place of Buddha's enlightenment, the book discusses the dynamic and contested nature of this site, and looks at the tensions with the on-going efforts to define the place according to particular histories or identities. It addresses many aspects of Bodhgaya, from speculation about why the Buddha chose to sit beneath a tree in Bodhgaya, to the contemporary struggles over tourism development, education and non-government organizations, to bring to the foreground the site's longevity, reinvention and current complexity as a UNESCO World Heritage monument in the north Indian state of Bihar. The book is a useful contribution for students and scholars of Buddhism and South Asian Studies"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aRoutledge South Asian religion series. 606 $aSacred space$xSocial aspects$zIndia$zBuddh Gaya 615 0$aSacred space$xSocial aspects 676 $a954/.123 686 $aREL007010$aREL007020$2bisacsh 701 $aAmar$b Abhishek Singh$01622055 701 $aGeary$b David$f1976-$0868337 701 $aSayers$b Matthew R$01622056 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816482703321 996 $aCross-disciplinary perspectives on a contested Buddhist site$93955694 997 $aUNINA