Imagining a Place for Buddhism

Imagining a Place for Buddhism

Author: Anne E. Monius

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2001-12-06

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0198032064

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While Tamil-speaking South India is celebrated for its preservation of Hindu tradition, other religious communities have played a significant role in shaping the region's religious history. Among these non-Hindu communities is that of the Buddhists, who are little-understood because of the scarcity of remnants of Tamil-speaking Buddhist culture. Here, focusing on the two Buddhist texts in Tamil that are complete (a sixth-century poetic narrative and an eleventh-century treatise on grammar and poetics), Monius sheds light on the role of literature and literary culture in the formation, articulation, and evolution of religious identity and community.


Annual Report

Annual Report

Author: Archaeological Survey of India

Publisher:

Published: 1926

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13:

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1902/03 includes list: Archaeological reports published under official authority.


Buddhists

Buddhists

Author: Todd Lewis

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-04-02

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1118322088

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Buddhists: Understanding Buddhism through the Livesof Practitioners provides a series of case studies ofAsian and modern Western Buddhists, spanning history, gender, andclass, whose lives are representative of the ways in whichBuddhists throughout time have embodied the tradition. Portrays the foundational principles of Buddhist belief throughthe lives of believers, illustrating how the religion is put intopractice in everyday life Takes as its foundation the inherent diversity within Buddhistsociety, rather than focusing on the spiritual and philosophicalelite within Buddhism Reveals how individuals have negotiated the choices, tensions,and rewards of living in a Buddhist society Features carefully chosen case studies which cover a range ofAsian and modern Western Buddhists Explores a broad range of possible Buddhist orientations incontemporary and historical contexts


2500 Years of Buddhism

2500 Years of Buddhism

Author: P.V. Bapat

Publisher: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Published:

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 8123023049

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About the life of Buddha