Some Buddhist Donors and Their Families
From the very beginning the Buddhist order was dependent on donations, which were attractive for laypeople because of the merit thus accumulated. Therefore, names of donors were carefully documented in both, inscriptions, and, as soon as manuscripts are extant, also in colophons. Sometimes joint don...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Brill
[2018]
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Indo-Iranian journal
Anno: 2018, Volume: 61, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 353-368 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Inscriptions
B Donations B Personal Names B COLOPHONS B Families |
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| Riepilogo: | From the very beginning the Buddhist order was dependent on donations, which were attractive for laypeople because of the merit thus accumulated. Therefore, names of donors were carefully documented in both, inscriptions, and, as soon as manuscripts are extant, also in colophons. Sometimes joint donations were made by families, whose members are named, under lucky circumstances even with an indication of their mutual relation such as parents, brothers, sisters etc. as participating in the merit made. This allows occasionally glimpses of the composition of average families and estimating their approximate seize in the ancient Indian cultural area. Hardly anything is known otherwise about this facet of Indian social history. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8536 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Indo-Iranian journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15728536-06104003 |