Buddhist Relic Caskets In South India

Author : B. Subrahmanyam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X030120471

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Buddhist Relic Caskets in South India by B. Subrahmanyam Pdf

The Present Book Examines The Various Caskets, The Different Kinds Of Material Used For Preparing Them, Their Shapes And Sixes And Finally The Method Of Consecration Followed For Enshrining These Holy Relics. Alongside It Also Provides An Uptodate Account Of Buddhism In South India, The Author, Taking Into Consideration The Archaeological And Literacy Data, Tries To Set At Rest The Conflicting Opinions Held By Scholars Regsrding The Identification Of Dantapura, Photographs, Sketches, Etc., Which Lie Scattered In Various Reports.

Author : B. Subrahmanyam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Andhra Pradesh (India)
ISBN : UVA:X004337513

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Buddhist Relic Caskets in Andhradesa by B. Subrahmanyam Pdf

Author : Alexander Rea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Coins, Indic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031355790

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South Indian Buddhist Antiquities by Alexander Rea Pdf

Author : D. Dayalan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Buddhist antiquities
ISBN : 8120794958

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Buddhist Remains of South India by D. Dayalan Pdf

Author : John Guy,Vincent Tournier
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588396938

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Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India by John Guy,Vincent Tournier Pdf

A pioneering study of the emergence of Buddhist art in southern India, featuring vibrant photography of rare works, many published here for the first time Named for two primary motifs in Buddhist art, the sacred bodhi tree and the protective snake, Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India is the first publication to foreground devotional works produced in the Deccan from 200 BCE to 400 CE. Unlike traditional narratives, which focus on northern India (where the Buddha was born, taught, and died), this groundbreaking book presents Buddhist art from monastic sites in the south. Long neglected, this is among the earliest surviving bodies of Buddhist art, and among the most sublimely beautiful. An international team of researchers contributes new scholarship on the sculptural and devotional art associated with Buddhism, and masterpieces from recently excavated Buddhist sites are published here for the first time—including Kanaganahalli and Phanigiri, the most important new discoveries in a generation. With its exploration of Buddhism’s emergence in southern India, as well as of India’s deep commercial and cultural engagement with the Hellenized and Roman worlds, this definitive study expands our understanding of the origins of Buddhist art itself.

Author : John S. Strong
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691188119

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Relics of the Buddha by John S. Strong Pdf

Buddhism is popularly seen as a religion stressing the truth of impermanence. How, then, to account for the long-standing veneration, in Asian Buddhist communities, of bone fragments, hair, teeth, and other bodily bits said to come from the historic Buddha? Early European and American scholars of religion, influenced by a characteristic Protestant bias against relic worship, declared such practices to be superstitious and fraudulent, and far from the true essence of Buddhism. John Strong's book, by contrast, argues that relic veneration has played a serious and integral role in Buddhist traditions in South and Southeast Asia-and that it is in no way foreign to Buddhism. The book is structured around the life story of the Buddha, starting with traditions about relics of previous buddhas and relics from the past lives of the Buddha Sakyamuni. It then considers the death of the Buddha, the collection of his bodily relics after his cremation, and stories of their spread to different parts of Asia. The book ends with a consideration of the legend of the future parinirvana (extinction) of the relics prior to the advent of the next Buddha, Maitreya. Throughout, the author does not hesitate to explore the many versions of these legends and to relate them to their ritual, doctrinal, artistic, and social contexts.

Author : Kevin Trainor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1997-06-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521582806

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Relics, Ritual, and Representation in Buddhism by Kevin Trainor Pdf

This book is a serious study of relic veneration among South Asian Buddhists. Drawing on textual sources and archaeological evidence from India and Sri Lanka, including material rarely examined in the West, it looks specifically at the practice of relic veneration in the Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist tradition. The author portrays relic veneration as a technology of remembrance and representation which makes present the Buddha of the past for living Buddhists. By analysing the abstract ideas, emotional orientation and ritual behaviour centred on the Buddha's material remains, he contributes to the 'rematerializing' of Buddhism which is currently under way among Western scholars. This book is an excellent introduction to Buddhist relics. It is well written and accessible and will be read by scholars and serious students of Buddhism and religious studies for years to come.

Author : Nalini Rao
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781793622389

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The Hindu Monastery in South India by Nalini Rao Pdf

Drawing on both textual and archaeological evidence, this study offers an integrated approach to scholarly debates on monasteries and guru relics in South India between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. This study analyzes the role of the guru in the development of Hindu monastic orders, from centers of education to institutions of traditional authority. Focusing on the complex socio-religious context of the whole-body icon, the author analyzes the relic as a nexus of contradictions surrounding sacredness and death.

Author : Akira Shimada
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004232839

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Early Buddhist Architecture in Context by Akira Shimada Pdf

The book provides an updated chronology of the Amar?vat? st?pa and argues its close link with the long-term development of urbanization of this region between ca. 200 BCE-250 CE based on the latest archaeological, art-historical and epigraphic evidence.

Author : Sir Alexander Cunningham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : OXFORD:600024478

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The Bhilsa Topes by Sir Alexander Cunningham Pdf

Author : D. C. Ahir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X002250587

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Buddhism in South India by D. C. Ahir Pdf

Author : Michael D. Willis,Joe Cribb,Julia Shaw
Publisher : Art Media Resources
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015053763051

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Buddhist Reliquaries from Ancient India by Michael D. Willis,Joe Cribb,Julia Shaw Pdf

Relics played a key role in early Buddhism. As Buddhism spread across Asia, so did the cult of relics and practice of building shrines to contain them. The 24 reliquaries from Sanchi and neighbouring sites in central India are the earliest examples known. This is a catalogue of this important material. All the reliquaries are illustrated, and critical editions of all the inscriptional texts are provided. The introduction examines early relic worship and the control of sacred space by the early monastic community, provides a reassessment of early Indian history, based on inscriptions and numismatics, and re-evaluates the chronology of early Indian sculpture.

Author : Sir Alexander Cunningham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Architecture
ISBN : ONB:+Z228899704

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The Bhilsa Topes; Or, Buddhist Monuments of Central India, Etc by Sir Alexander Cunningham Pdf

Author : Pia Brancaccio
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004192126

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The Buddhist Caves at Aurangabad: Transformations in Art and Religion by Pia Brancaccio Pdf

Drawing on a large corpus of cross-disciplinary evidence, this book sheds light on the life of the Aurangabad caves and offers new interpretations on the development of Buddhist art and practice in the region, from the diffusion of early rock-cut monasteries to the advent of Mahayana and the emergence of esoteric art and rituals.

Author : J. Krishna Kumari
Publisher : Readworthy
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9788193534564

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Buddhist Monuments by J. Krishna Kumari Pdf

Tourism is one of the potential segments of economy to promote both direct and indirect employment opportunities and thereby national income. It also plays a significant role in promotion of mutual understanding among people of different lands and cultures. This book attempts to study the prospects of tourism in Andhra Pradesh, with special emphasis on Buddhist Circuits. Taking a lose look at the development of tourism in the state, it traces the history, sites and monuments of Buddhism. It also presents a detailed study of Buddhist Circuits and tourism in the state.