Buddhism and the Dynamics of Transculturality New Approaches

For over 2500 years, Buddhism was implicated in processes of cultural interaction that in turn shaped Buddhist doctrines, practices and institutions. While the cultural plurality of Buddhism has often been remarked upon, the transcultural processes that constitute this plurality, and their long-term...

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Weitere Verfasser: Kellner, Birgit (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter [2019]
Schriftenreihe:Religion and Society 64
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction Kellner, Birgit
  • 2. Buddhism in the West? Buddhist Indian Sailors on Socotra (Yemen) and the Role of Trade Contacts in the Spread of Buddhism Strauch, Ingo
  • 3. Non-Buddhist Customs of Buddhist People: Visual and Archaeological Evidence from North-West Pakistan Filigenzi, Anna
  • 4. Translation, Transcription, and What Else? Some Basic Characteristics of Chinese Buddhist Translation as a Cultural Contact between India and China, with Special Reference to Sanskrit ārya and Chinese sheng Funayama, Toru
  • 5. Stone Hymn
  • The Buddhist Colophon of 579 Engraved on Mount Tie, Shandong Ledderose, Lothar
  • 6. "To Overcome the Tyranny of Time": Stars, Buddhas, and the Arts of Perfect Memory at Mt. Asama Andreeva, Anna
  • 7. In the Footprints of the Buddha: Ceylon and the Quest for the Origin of Buddhism in Early Modern Japan
  • A Minor Episode in the History of the Japanese Imagination of India Rambelli, Fabio
  • 8. From Geographical Periphery to Conceptual Centre: The Travels of Ngagchang Shakya Zangpo and the Discovery of Hyolmo Identity Torri, Davide
  • 9. Indo-Tibetan Relations in Tibetan Polemical Discourse: Reconsidering Cultural Dynamics between Tradition and Innovation Viehbeck, Markus
  • 10. Revisiting the Emic Perspective: Lessons to Be Learnt from the Worldly-Other-Worldly Distinction in Tibet and Beyond Samuels, Jonathan
  • Index