In The Land Of Tigers And Snakes

Author : Huaiyu Chen
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231554640

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Animals play crucial roles in Buddhist thought and practice. However, many symbolically or culturally significant animals found in India, where Buddhism originated, do not inhabit China, to which Buddhism spread in the medieval period. In order to adapt Buddhist ideas and imagery to the Chinese context, writers reinterpreted and modified the meanings different creatures possessed. Medieval sources tell stories of monks taming wild tigers, detail rituals for killing snakes, and even address the question of whether a parrot could achieve enlightenment. Huaiyu Chen examines how Buddhist ideas about animals changed and were changed by medieval Chinese culture. He explores the entangled relations among animals, religions, the state, and local communities, considering both the multivalent meanings associated with animals and the daily experience of living with the natural world. Chen illustrates how Buddhism influenced Chinese knowledge and experience of animals as well as how Chinese state ideology, Daoism, and local cultic practices reshaped Buddhism. He shows how Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism developed doctrines, rituals, discourses, and practices to manage power relations between animals and humans. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including traditional texts, stone inscriptions, manuscripts, and visual culture, this interdisciplinary book bridges history, religious studies, animal studies, and environmental studies. In examining how Buddhist depictions of the natural world and Chinese taxonomies of animals mutually enriched each other, In the Land of Tigers and Snakes offers a new perspective on how Buddhism took root in Chinese society.

Author : Huaiyu Chen
Publisher : Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Animals
ISBN : 023120261X

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In the Land of Tigers and Snakes by Huaiyu Chen Pdf

Animals play crucial roles in Buddhist thought and practice. However, many symbolically or culturally significant animals found in India, where Buddhism originated, do not inhabit China, to which Buddhism spread in the medieval period. In order to adapt Buddhist ideas and imagery to the Chinese context, writers reinterpreted and modified the meanings different creatures possessed. Medieval sources tell stories of monks taming wild tigers, detail rituals for killing snakes, and even address the question of whether a parrot could achieve enlightenment. Huaiyu Chen examines how Buddhist ideas about animals changed and were changed by medieval Chinese culture. He explores the entangled relations among animals, religions, the state, and local communities, considering both the multivalent meanings associated with animals and the daily experience of living with the natural world. Chen illustrates how Buddhism influenced Chinese knowledge and experience of animals as well as how Chinese state ideology, Daoism, and local cultic practices reshaped Buddhism. He shows how Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism developed doctrines, rituals, discourses, and practices to manage power relations between animals and humans. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including traditional texts, stone inscriptions, manuscripts, and visual culture, this interdisciplinary book bridges history, religious studies, animal studies, and environmental studies. In examining how Buddhist depictions of the natural world and Chinese taxonomies of animals mutually enriched each other, In the Land of Tigers and Snakes offers a new perspective on how Buddhism took root in Chinese society.

Author : Valmik Thapar
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520214706

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Land of the Tiger by Valmik Thapar Pdf

Showcases the diversity and beauty of the animals sharing the tiger's domain and documents the strain that modern and urban values place on India's ecosystems

Author : Pool
Publisher : London : Ward, Lock & Bowden
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : India Social life and customs
ISBN : UBBS:UBBS-00050387

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Scenes and Stories from the Land of Idols by Pool Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1004 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Land use
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063149905

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Land Use Institute, Planning, Regulation, Litigation, Eminent Domain, and Compensation by Anonim Pdf

Author : Neha Sinha
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789353578305

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Wild And Wilful by Neha Sinha Pdf

A profound truth of the wild, and the world at large, is that we are a part of it, not owners of it. Is there any animal we love and hate as much as the Royal Bengal Tiger? Tigers are feared and poached, but they also endure, becoming pin-ups for candlelight marches. Indian elephants are trapped by railway lines and fences, but are reclaiming their bodies and colonizing new areas in central India. And in our dirty cities, the sparkling Plain Tiger Butterfly flourishes as one of our last links to wildlife. Wild animals exist beyond our control. They are harmless, only occasionally dangerous. They live with us, or in spite of us. Those who know them understand that wild animals require acceptance for what they are, not enslavement for what we want them to be. In this book, we meet fifteen iconic Indian species in need of conservation and heart. The author explores what these creatures need, and how they exert agency and decision-making. With an equal emphasis on human and animal, science and skilled prose, Wild and Wilful reveals the magic of the wild in our daily lives. It will take you from fear to wonder.

Author : Lionel Bender,Kate Petty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Animals
ISBN : 1851523006

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Land Hunters by Lionel Bender,Kate Petty Pdf

Encourages readers to explore the world of predatory animals and promotes participation in the conservation of wildlife. This book is divided into three parts - lions and tigers, phythons and boas and birds of prey - each providing a study of the animal group and highlighting endangered species.

Author : Julie Murray
Publisher : Abdo Zoom-Dash
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1532120761

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Tiger Snakes by Julie Murray Pdf

This title focuses on Tiger Snakes and gives information related to their habitats, bodies, food, and life cycles. The title is complete with beautiful, full-color photographs, leveled text, and plenty of fun and informative facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards, Dash is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.

Author : H Rider Haggard
Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9788828331520

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THE VIRGIN OF THE SUN - An Adventure in the land of the Inca by H Rider Haggard Pdf

Late 14th C. Hubert of Hastings, a subject of Richard II of England (1367 – 1400), is shipwrecked upon a foreign shore. He discovers he is in a land the natives call TtahuatinSuyu, pronounced Tavantinsuyu, meaning “The Four Corners of the World.” Early 20th C. An eccentric collector, pottering around a houseful of antiques of dubious quality, spots an old chest -- and when he asks after it he's told it's not for sale...until, suddenly, it is. Buried in that wreck of a chest are the last relics of Hubert of Hastings, including his autobiography detailing the many adventures he had in this strange and mysterious land. He reads that Hubert ended up in America, the West coast of South America to be more precise. Hubert has many adventures and ends up conquering Peru -- and that's hardly the half of the tale and the race to find the truth about “Hubert of Hastings” is on. ================ KEYWORDS/TAGS: Aleys, ancient, balsa, beautiful, Blanche, Chanca, Atlantic, Pacific, company, Cuzco, daughter, Deleroy, England, English, French, Gold, golden, Grimmer, Huaracha, Hubert of Hastings, Hurachi, Inca, Kari, King, Lady, Larico, London, Lord, Lord-from-the-Sea, marriage, Master, Moon, mother, Peru, prince, Quilla, Robert, ship, South America, Amazon, Sun, sword, Tavantinsuyu, Thorgrimmer, Upanqui, Urco, Wave-Flame, white, H Rider Haggard, Action, Adventure, mystery, archaeology, investigate, Richard II, Potts, virgin, sun, oracle, Rimac

Author : Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Gerstaecker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : German fiction
ISBN : NYPL:33433099848909

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Frank Wildman's Adventures on Land and Water by Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Gerstaecker Pdf

Author : Annu Jalais
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136198694

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Forest of Tigers by Annu Jalais Pdf

Acclaimed for its unique ecosystem and Royal Bengal tigers, the mangrove islands that comprise the Sundarbans area of the Bengal delta are the setting for this pioneering anthropological work. The key question that the author explores is: what do tigers mean for the islanders of the Sundarbans? The diverse origins and current occupations of the local population produce different answers to this question – but for all, ‘the tiger question’ is a significant social marker. Far more than through caste, tribe or religion, the Sundarbans islanders articulate their social locations and interactions by reference to the non-human world – the forest and its terrifying protagonist, the man-eating tiger. The book combines rich ethnography on a little-known region with contemporary theoretical insights to provide a new frame of reference to understand social relations in the Indian subcontinent. It will be of interest to scholars and students of anthropology, sociology, development studies, religion and cultural studies, as well as those working on environment, conservation, the state and issues relating to discrimination and marginality.

Author : Ferdinand Reyher
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290153191

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The Man, the Tiger, and the Snake by Ferdinand Reyher Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Pratibhā Rāẏa
Publisher : Orient Blackswan
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Indic fiction (English)
ISBN : 8125018964

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The Primal Land by Pratibhā Rāẏa Pdf

The Primal Land is the story of the Bonda tribe inhabiting a mountainous portion of Orissa. The novel includes faint glimmers of political awakening among the semi-literate Bondas about their exploitation, even though the only incorruptible outsider who works for the betterment of the Bondas, a women schoolteacher, is suspended, there is hope for the Bondas yet.

Author : Kamala Tiyavanich
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611806496

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In the Cool Shade of Compassion by Kamala Tiyavanich Pdf

A fascinating collection of stories of the Thai forest monks that illuminates the Thai Forest tradition as a vibrant, compassionate, and highly appealing way of life. This work ingeniously intermingles real-life stories about nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Buddhist monks in old Siam (today’s Thailand) with experiences recorded by their Western contemporaries. Stories of giant snakes, bandits, boatmen, midwives, and guardian spirits collectively portray a Buddhist culture in all its imaginative and geographical brilliance. By juxtaposing these eyewitness accounts, Kamala Tiyavanich presents a new and vivid picture of Buddhism as it was lived and of the natural environments in which the Buddha’s teachings were practiced. This book was previously published under the title The Buddha in the Jungle.

Author : Margaret Mittelbach,Michael Crewdson
Publisher : Villard
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-02
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780307516831

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Carnivorous Nights by Margaret Mittelbach,Michael Crewdson Pdf

Packing an off-kilter sense of humor and keen scientific minds, authors Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson take off with renowned artist Alexis Rockman on a postmodern safari. Their mission? Tracking down the elusive Tasmanian tiger. This mysterious, striped predator was once the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial. It had a pouch like a kangaroo and a jaw that opened impossibly wide to reveal terrifying choppers. Tragically, this rare and powerful animal was hunted into extinction in the early part of the twentieth century. Or was it? Journeying first to the Australian mainland and then south to the wild island of Tasmania, these young naturalists brave a series of bizarre misadventures and uproarious wildlife encounters in their obsessive search for the long-lost beast. From an ancient cave featuring an aboriginal painting of the tiger to a lab in Sydney where maverick scientists are trying to resurrect the animal through cloning, this intrepid trio comes face-to-face with blood-sucking land leeches and venomous bull ants, a misbehaving wallaby who invades their motel room, and a crew of flesh-eating, bone-crunching Tasmanian devils gorging on roadkill. They bond with trappers, bushwackers, and wildlife experts who refuse to abandon the tiger hunt, despite the paucity of evidence. Sifting through local myths, bar-room banter, and historical accounts, these environmental detectives sweep readers into a world where platypus’ swim, kangaroos roam, and a large predator with a pouch was–or perhaps still is–queen of the jungle. Filled with Alexis Rockman’s stunning drawings of flora and fauna–-made from soil, wombat scat, and the artist’s own blood–Carnivorous Nights is a hip and hilarious account of an unhinged safari, as well as a fascinating portrayal of a wildly unique part of the world.