Sacred Biography in the Buddhist Traditions of South and Southeast Asia
Title | Sacred Biography in the Buddhist Traditions of South and Southeast Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Juliane Schober |
Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |
Total Pages | 396 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9788120818125 |
This interdisciplinary collection of essays explores the biographical genre of the Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia. Scholars in the history of religions, anthropology, literature and art history present a broad range of explorations into sacred biography as an interpretive genre. Easch essay makes unique contributions and the collection as a whole engages methodological and interpretive approaches that are central to scholars of Buddhism and those specializing in the study of south and Southeast Asia.
Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra
Title | Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra PDF eBook |
Author | Sree Padma Holt |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | 232 |
Release | 2008-08-07 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0791478149 |
Explores the importance of Buddhism as it developed in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra (modern-day Andhra Pradesh) and its influence.
The Religious Traditions of Asia
Title | The Religious Traditions of Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Kitagawa |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 385 |
Release | 2013-09-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1136875905 |
This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields. They cover all the religious traditions of Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Tibet, and East Asia. The major traditions that are described and discussed are (from the Southwest) Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam, and (from the East) Taoism, Confucianism and Shinto. In addition, the tradition of Bon in Tibet, the shamanistic religions of Inner Asia, and general Chinese, Korean and Japanese religion are also given full coverage. The emphasis throughout is on clear description and analysis, rather than evaluation. Ten maps are provided to add to the usefulness of this book, which has its origin in the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Mircea Eliade of the University of Chicago.
Encyclopedia of Buddhism
Title | Encyclopedia of Buddhism PDF eBook |
Author | Damien Keown |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 1396 |
Release | 2013-12-16 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1136985956 |
Reflects the current state of scholarship in Buddhist Studies, its entries being written by specialists in many areas, presenting an accurate overview of Buddhist history, thought and practices, most entries having cross-referencing to others and bibliographical references. Contain around 1000 pages and 500,000 words, totalling around 1200 entries.
History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in Cambodia
Title | History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in Cambodia PDF eBook |
Author | John Marston |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 280 |
Release | 2004-06-30 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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This volume showcases some of the most current and exciting research being done on Cambodian religious ideas and practices by a new generation of scholars from a variety of disciplines. The different contributors examine in some manner the relationship between religion and the ideas and institutions that have given shape to Cambodia as a social and political body, or nation. Although they do not share the same approach to the idea of "nation," all are concerned with the processes of religion that give meaning to social interaction, which in some way includes "Cambodian" identity. Chapters touch on such far-reaching theoretical issues as the relation to religion of Southeast Asian polity; the nature of colonial religious transformation; "syncretism" in Southeast Asian Buddhism; the relation of religious icon to national identity, religion, and gender; transnationalism and social movements; and identity among diaspora communities. While much has been published on Cambodia's recent civil war and the Pol Pot period and its aftermath, few English language works are available on Cambodian religion. This book takes a major step in filling that gap, offering a broad overview of the subject that is relevant not only for the field of Cambodian studies, but also for students and scholars of Southeast Asian history, Buddhism, comparative religion, and anthropology. Contributors: Didier Bertrand, Penny Edwards, Elizabeth Guthrie, Hang Chan Sophea, Anne Hansen, John Marston, Kathryn Poethig, Ashley Thompson, Teri Shaffer Yamada.
Tibet and India
Title | Tibet and India PDF eBook |
Author | Kurt Behrendt |
Publisher | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | 52 |
Release | 2014-02-01 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1588395499 |
Monks and Magicians
Title | Monks and Magicians PDF eBook |
Author | Phyllis Granoff |
Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |
Total Pages | 324 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Religious biography |
ISBN | 9788120811867 |
The Experiential Dimension of Advaita Vedanta provides a clear, concise and