Author: Akhtar Malik
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddhist monasteries
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
A Survey of Buddhist Temples and Monasteries
Author: Akhtar Malik
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddhist monasteries
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddhist monasteries
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Buddhist Monastery
Author: Pierre Pichard
Publisher: Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Buddhist
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
This volume is a comparative survey of the Buddhist monastery throughout Asia. It includes field surveys, historical aspects and the compilation of bibliographies.
Publisher: Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Buddhist
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
This volume is a comparative survey of the Buddhist monastery throughout Asia. It includes field surveys, historical aspects and the compilation of bibliographies.
Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia
Author: James A. Benn
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134009909
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The area of Buddhist monasticism has long attracted the interest of Buddhist studies scholars and historians, but the interpretation of the nature and function of monasteries across diverse cultures and vast historical periods remains a focus for debate. This book provides a multifaceted discussion of religious, social, cultural, artistic, and political functions of Buddhist monasteries in medieval China and Japan. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, this volume explores the multiplicity of the institutions that make up "the Buddhist monastery." Drawing on new research and on previous studies hitherto not widely available in English, the chapters cover key issues such as the relationship between monastics and lay society, the meaning of monastic vows, how specific institutions functioned, and the differences between urban and regional monasteries. Collectively, the book demonstrates that medieval monasteries in East Asia were much more than merely residences for monks who, cut off from the dust and din of society and all its entrapments, collectively pursued an ideal cenobitic lifestyle. Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia is a timely contribution to the ongoing attempts to understand a central facet of Buddhist religious practice, and will be a significant work for academics and students in the fields of Buddhist Studies, Asian Studies, and East Asian Religions.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134009909
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The area of Buddhist monasticism has long attracted the interest of Buddhist studies scholars and historians, but the interpretation of the nature and function of monasteries across diverse cultures and vast historical periods remains a focus for debate. This book provides a multifaceted discussion of religious, social, cultural, artistic, and political functions of Buddhist monasteries in medieval China and Japan. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, this volume explores the multiplicity of the institutions that make up "the Buddhist monastery." Drawing on new research and on previous studies hitherto not widely available in English, the chapters cover key issues such as the relationship between monastics and lay society, the meaning of monastic vows, how specific institutions functioned, and the differences between urban and regional monasteries. Collectively, the book demonstrates that medieval monasteries in East Asia were much more than merely residences for monks who, cut off from the dust and din of society and all its entrapments, collectively pursued an ideal cenobitic lifestyle. Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia is a timely contribution to the ongoing attempts to understand a central facet of Buddhist religious practice, and will be a significant work for academics and students in the fields of Buddhist Studies, Asian Studies, and East Asian Religions.
The Buddhist Monastery
Author: M. N. Rajesh
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 9788174360540
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Description on Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh, Nepal, and Tibet accompanied with pictorial works.
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 9788174360540
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Description on Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh, Nepal, and Tibet accompanied with pictorial works.
A Survey of Bonpo Monasteries and Temples in Tibet and the Himalaya
Author: Samten Gyaltsen Karmay
Publisher: Saujanya Books
ISBN:
Category : Bon monasteries
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
Publisher: Saujanya Books
ISBN:
Category : Bon monasteries
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
˜Aœ Survey of Public and Popular Buddhism and Buddhist Temples in Taiwan
Author: Fu-chuan Hsing
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
Buddhism in China
Author: Kenneth Kuan Sheng Ch'en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691216053
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
CONTENTS: Preface. Table of Chinese Dynasties. Maps of Dynasties. Introduction, Growth and Domestication. Maturity and Acceptance. Decline. Conclusion. Glossary. Chinese Names and Titles. Bibliography. Index.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691216053
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
CONTENTS: Preface. Table of Chinese Dynasties. Maps of Dynasties. Introduction, Growth and Domestication. Maturity and Acceptance. Decline. Conclusion. Glossary. Chinese Names and Titles. Bibliography. Index.
A Monastery in Time
Author: Caroline Humphrey
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022603206X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
A Monastery in Time is the first book to describe the life of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery—the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia—from inside its walls. From the Qing occupation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the Cultural Revolution, Caroline Humphrey and Hürelbaatar Ujeed tell a story of religious formation, suppression, and survival over a history that spans three centuries. Often overlooked in Buddhist studies, Mongolian Buddhism is an impressively self-sustaining tradition whose founding lama, the Third Mergen Gegen, transformed Tibetan Buddhism into an authentic counterpart using the Mongolian language. Drawing on fifteen years of fieldwork, Humphrey and Ujeed show how lamas have struggled to keep Mergen Gegen’s vision alive through tremendous political upheaval, and how such upheaval has inextricably fastened politics to religion for many of today’s practicing monks. Exploring the various ways Mongolian Buddhists have attempted to link the past, present, and future, Humphrey and Ujeed offer a compelling study of the interplay between the individual and the state, tradition and history.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022603206X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
A Monastery in Time is the first book to describe the life of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery—the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia—from inside its walls. From the Qing occupation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the Cultural Revolution, Caroline Humphrey and Hürelbaatar Ujeed tell a story of religious formation, suppression, and survival over a history that spans three centuries. Often overlooked in Buddhist studies, Mongolian Buddhism is an impressively self-sustaining tradition whose founding lama, the Third Mergen Gegen, transformed Tibetan Buddhism into an authentic counterpart using the Mongolian language. Drawing on fifteen years of fieldwork, Humphrey and Ujeed show how lamas have struggled to keep Mergen Gegen’s vision alive through tremendous political upheaval, and how such upheaval has inextricably fastened politics to religion for many of today’s practicing monks. Exploring the various ways Mongolian Buddhists have attempted to link the past, present, and future, Humphrey and Ujeed offer a compelling study of the interplay between the individual and the state, tradition and history.
Advanced History of Buddhism
Author: Sameer Das Gupta
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
A Record of Buddhist Monasteries in Lo-Yang
Author: Hsüan-chih Yang
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400857546
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
A Record of Buddhist Monasteries in Lo-yang (the Lo-Yang ch'ieh-lan chi) is a major document of Chinese history and literature. This translation of the sixth- century A.D. classic describes the main Buddhist monasteries and nunneries of Lo-yang and the political, economic, and social conditions at a time when that city was the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400857546
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
A Record of Buddhist Monasteries in Lo-yang (the Lo-Yang ch'ieh-lan chi) is a major document of Chinese history and literature. This translation of the sixth- century A.D. classic describes the main Buddhist monasteries and nunneries of Lo-yang and the political, economic, and social conditions at a time when that city was the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.