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The impressive growth of Buddhist Studies in recent years is the result of several factors. Important collections of manuscripts have been found, and monuments unearthed, in nearly all parts of Asia where Buddhism existed; political and social events bringing East and West together have increased interest in both scholarly research and Buddhist religious practices. The spread of Buddhism outside its birthplace, Madhyadesa, first in India and soon throughout Asia, prompted its followers constantly to invent new discursive strategies and to adjust to rules to local customs and administrations.
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The impressive growth of Buddhist studies is the result of several factors. Important collections of manuscripts have been found, and monuments unearthed, in all parts of Asia, where Buddhism existed. Political and social events bringing together East and West have increased interest in scholarly research and religious practices.
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Richard Gombrich is Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies. From 1975-2004 he was Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University and a Professional Fellow of Balliol College. He has published extensively on early Buddhism and on the history and social study of Theravada Buddhism, particularly in Sri Lanka.
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- PublisherMotilal Banarsidass,
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 8120832485
- ISBN 13 9788120832480
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages276
- EditorSherrer-Schaub Cristina, Gombrich Richard F.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Contents Preface. Contributors. 1. Partial Upasakas/Giulio Agostini. 2. Who is afraid of gold and silver A study of the rule against monetary gifts in the various Vinayas/Juo Hsueh Bhikkhuni. 3. Preliminary observations on compositional methods in Haribhadra's Aloka/Ilona Manevskala. 4. Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakosa in non Buddhist philosophical treatises/Marek Mejor. 5. Historical and geographical contexts for Avadanas in Kharosthi Manuscripts/Jason Neelis. The impressive growth of Buddhist Studies in recent years is the result of several factors. Important collections of Manuscripts have been found and monuments unearthed in nearly all parts of Asia where Buddhism existed political and social events bringing east and west together have increased interest in both scholarly research and Buddhist religious practices. The spread of Buddhism outside its birth place Madhyadesa first in India and soon throughout Asia prompted its followers constantly to invent new discursive strategies and to adjust the rules to local customs and administrations. The essays presented here illustrate how and why Buddhist literature adapted to a new and specific context particularly in North west India. They also discuss hermeneutical and exegetical practices of Indian Buddhism the complex interrelation between the Brahmanical and the Buddhist milieu as well as the role of the social and political context in determining the rules of the monastic code (Vinaya). 264 pp. Seller Inventory # 70698
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