Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism [[electronic resource] /] / By Johannes Bronkhorst

• Autore: Bronkhorst Johannes <1946->
• Pubblicazione: Boston, : Brill, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.5/31
• Soggetto topico: Buddhism - Relations - Brahmanism; Brahmanism - Relations - Buddhism; Buddhism - India - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / J. Bronkhorst -- Chapter One. Introduction: Buddhism Before The New Brahmanism / J. Bronkhorst -- Chapter Two. Brahmanism / J. Bronkhorst -- Chapter Three. Buddhism Confronted With Brahmanism / J. Bronkhorst -- References / J. Bronkhorst -- Abbreviations / J. Bronkhorst -- Index / J. Bronkhorst.
• Sommario/riassunto: For many centuries Buddhism and Brahmanism coexisted in the Indian subcontinent. This book concentrates on the way in which the two, after an initial period of relative independence, confronted each other, both in and around the royal courts and in society at large. In this confrontation, Buddhism was strong in philosophical debate, but could not compete with Brahmanism in the services it could provide to the centres of political power, primarily ritual protection and practical advice. Buddhism evolved in both areas, providing practical advice to lay people and rulers from early Mahayana onward, and ritual protection in its Tantric developments. Some of these developments came too late, though, and could not prevent the disappearance of Buddhism from the subcontinent.
• Titolo autorizzato: Buddhism in the shadow of brahmanism
• ISBN: 1-283-12086-0; 9786613120861; 90-04-20142-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811484203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Handbuch der Orientalistik. : Zweite Abteilung, . -Indien ; ; v. 24.