South Asian Buddhism : a survey / / Stephen C. Berkwitz

• Autore: Berkwitz Stephen C. <1969-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.30954
• Soggetto topico: Buddhism - South Asia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-234) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; South Asian Buddhism; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Map of South Asian Buddhist sites; 1. Formations: the Buddha and his Dharma; The world of the Buddha; The renunciants of Ancient India; The Buddha and his Dharma; After the Buddha's Awakening; The Noble Eightfold Path; The Four Noble Truths; The Establishment of the Sa.gha; The Buddha's early rivals; Remembering and representing the Buddha; Biographies of the Buddha; Symbols and images of the Buddha; 2. Foundations: Mainstream Buddhist texts and communities; The development of the Sa.gha; Elaborations on the Vinaya ; Founding the Bhiksuni orderBuddhist councils; First Council of Rajagrha; Second Council of Vaisali; Later Buddhist councils; Buddhist canons and texts; Writing canonical texts; Mainstream Buddhist schools; Mahasamghika and related schools; Sthavira Schools I: Pudgalavada; Sthavira Schools II: Sarvastivada; Sthavira Schools III: Vibhajyavada and Theravada; Sthavira Schools IV: Sautrantika; Abhidharma speculation; 3. Furcations: origins and development of the Mahayana; Lay Buddhism in Ancient India; The origins of the Mahayana; Mahayana texts; The Bodhisattva path ; Philosophical systems of the MahayanaMadhyamaka; Yogacara; Tathagatagarbha thought; The Mahayana pantheon; Heavenly Buddhas; Heavenly Bodhisattvas; 4. Consolidations: medieval systems of thought and practice; Buddhist scholasticism; Vasubandhu (4th-5th c. ce ); Buddhaghosa (5th c. ce ); Dharmakirti (ca. 600-670 ce ); Santideva (ca. 685-763 ce ); Buddhist Tantra and the Vajrayana; Tantric Buddhist texts; Tantric Buddhist rituals; Legacies of Buddhist Tantra; 5. Reappraisals: later developments in the South Asian Buddhist world; Buddhism in Sri Lanka; Monastic institutions ; Buddhist rituals in Sri LankaSinhala Buddhist literature; Buddhism in Nepal; Buddhist literature in Nepal; Buddhism in Bhutan; Colonialism and Christianity; Buddhist responses to Christian missions; Colonial-era scholarship on Buddhism; Reinterpreting Buddhism in Nepal and India; 6. Revivals: Buddhism and modernity in South Asia; Modern Buddhist revivals; Buddhist nationalism in Sri Lanka; The Buddhist revival in Nepal; The Buddhist revival in Bangladesh; Buddhist nuns; The revival of the Bhikkhuni order in Sri Lanka; The revival of Buddhist nuns in Nepal; Buddhist activism; Ambedkar Buddhism ; Buddhist development in Sri LankaTibetan Buddhism in South Asia; Lay Buddhist practice; Appendix; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: South Asian Buddhism presents a comprehensive historical survey of the full range of Buddhist traditions throughout South Asia from the beginnings of the religion up to the present. Starting with narratives on the Buddha's life and foundational teachings from ancient India, the book proceeds to discuss the rise of Buddhist monastic organizations and texts among the early Mainstream Buddhist schools. It considers the origins and development of Mahayana Buddhism in South Asia, surveys the development of Buddhist Tantra in South Asia and outlines developments in Buddhism as found in S
• Titolo autorizzato: South Asian Buddhism
• ISBN: 1-135-68983-0; 1-283-88737-1; 1-135-68976-8; 0-203-71760-0; 1-78034-266-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826050603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II