Buddhism Across Asia

Published by ISEAS Publishing 2014

Buddhism Across Asia

Networks of Material, Intellectual and Cultural Exchange, volume 1

Edited by: Tansen Sen

https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814519335

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“Buddhism across Asia is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and spread of Buddhism in Asia. It comprises a rich collection of articles written by leading experts in their fields. Together, the contributions provide an in-depth analysis of Buddhist history and transmission in Asia over a period of more than 2000 years. Aspects examined include material culture, politics, economy, languages and texts, religious institutions, practices and rituals, conceptualisations, and philosophy, while the geographic scope of the studies extends from India to Southeast Asia and East Asia. Readers’ knowledge of Buddhism is constantly challenged by the studies presented, incorporating new materials and interpretations. Rejecting the concept of a reified monolithic and timeless ‘Buddhism’, this publication reflects the entangled ‘dynamic and multi-dimensional’ history of Buddhism in Asia over extended periods of ‘integration’, ‘development of multiple centres’, and ‘European expansion’, which shaped the religion’s regional and trans-regional identities.” -- Max Deeg, Cardiff University “Buddhism Across Asia presents new research on Buddhism in comprehensive spatial and temporal terms. From studies on transmission networks to exegesis on doctrinal matters, linguistics, rituals and practices, institutions, Buddhist libraries, and the religion’s interactions with political and cultural spheres as well as the society at large, the volume presents an assemblage of essays of breathtaking breadth and depth. The goal is to demonstrate how the transmission of Buddhist ideas serves as a cultural force, a lynchpin that had connected the societies of Asia from past to present. The volume manifests the vitality and maturity of the field of Buddhist studies, and for that we thank the editor and the erudite authors.” -- Dorothy C. Wong, University of Virginia

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction: Buddhism in Asian History Tansen Sen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Part I. Transmissions of Buddhism Before the Seventh Century
1. Networks for Long-distance Transmission of Buddhism in South Asian Transit Zones Jason Neelis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Truth and Scripture in Early Buddhism: Categorial Reduction as Exegetical Method in Ancient Gandhāra and Beyond Stefan Baums Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
3. Now You Hear it, Now You Don’t: The Phrase “Thus Have I Heard” in Early Chinese Buddhist Translations Jan Nattier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
4. The First 'Agama Transmission to China Elsa Legittimo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
5. What is a “Hīnayāna Zealot” Doing in Fifth-Century China? Daniel Boucher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
6. Meditation Traditions in Fifth-Century Northern China: With a Special Note on a Forgotten “Kaśmīri” Meditation Tradition Brought to China by Buddhabhadra (359-429) Chen Jinhua Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
7. Transmission of the Dharma and Reception of the Text: Oral and Aural Features in the Fifth Chapter of the Book of Zambasta Giuliana Martini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
Part II. Buddhism Across Asia between the Seventh and Fifteenth Centuries
8. On Kuiji’s Sanskrit Compound Analyses: Transmission of Sanskrit Grammar in the Early Tang Dynasty Teng Weijen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
9. Abridged Teaching (Lüe Jiao): Monastic Rules between India and China Ann Heirman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
10. From Nālandā to Chang’an: A Survey of Buddhist Libraries in Medieval China (618-907) Wang Xiang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
11. Multiple Traditions in One Ritual: A Reading of the Lantern-Lighting Prayers in Dunhuang Manuscripts Chen Huaiyu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
12. The Idea of India (Tenjiku) in Pre-Modern Japan: Issues of Signification and Representation in the Buddhist Translation of Cultures Fabio Rambelli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
13. The Buddhist Image Inside-Out: On the Placing of Objects Inside Statues in East Asia James Robson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
14. Indian Abhidharma Literature in Tibet: A Study of the Vijñāna Section of Sthiramati’s Pañcaskandhakavibhāṣā Jowita Kramer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
15. From A«soka to Jayavarman VII: Some Reflections on the Relationship between Buddhism and the State in India and Southeast Asia Hermann Kulke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
16. The Therav"ada Buddhist Ecumene in the Fifteenth Century: Intellectual Foundations and Material Representations Tilman Frasch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347
Part III. Buddhist Connections after the Fifteenth Century
17. The Sphere of the S"asana in the Context of Colonialism Anne M. Blackburn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
18. Patronage and Place: The Shwedagon in Times of Change Elizabeth Howard-Moore Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
19. Wang Hongyuan and the Import of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism to China during the Republican Period Erik Schicketanz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
20. Buddhist Practices and Institutions of the Chinese Community in Kolkata, India Zhang Xing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	429
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	459
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	465

Language: English
Publisher: ISEAS Publishing
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Networks of Material, Intellectual and Cultural Exchange, volume 1