Early Buddhist Society: The World of Gautama Buddha
Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- 1 The Time of the Buddha -- South Asia from the Buddha to Ashoka -- Sakyamuni and the Sakya People -- The Buddha's Supporters in Cities -- Forests, Mountains, and Waters -- The Sangha of the Buddha and His Society -- 2 Ahura and A...
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| Language: | English |
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Melton
State University of New York Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Further subjects: | B
Manners and customs
B Inde - Histoire - 324 av. J.-C.-1000 B United States B To 1200 B Buddhism / RELIGION / Generals B India Social life and customs To 1200 B History B Inde - Mœurs et coutumes - Jusqu'à 1200 B India B Bouddhisme - Histoire B Gautama Buddha B Electronic books B India History 324 B.C.-1000 A.D B Buddhism History To ca. 100 A.D |
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| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- 1 The Time of the Buddha -- South Asia from the Buddha to Ashoka -- Sakyamuni and the Sakya People -- The Buddha's Supporters in Cities -- Forests, Mountains, and Waters -- The Sangha of the Buddha and His Society -- 2 Ahura and Asura: Persians and Indians in the Time of the Buddha -- The Presence of the Persian Empire -- Zoroastrianism in Persia and India -- Persians in Greater Gandara -- Looking from the Ganges -- Asuras Among the Buddhists -- 3 The Maladies of Urban Life: Epidemics, Asava, and the Problem of Addiction -- Jivaka the Physician in the New Cities -- Health Conditions: Personal Hygiene and Environmental Sanitation -- Drugs as Medicine and Addiction -- Soma, Haoma, Asava -- 4 Supporters in the Cities: Gahapati, Setthi, Visakha, and Women Who Fed the Sangha -- 5 Bimbisara, Pasenadi, Ajatasattu, and the Vajji Rajas -- 6 Queens and the Buddhist Sangha -- Ambapali, Stateswoman of the Vajji Ganasangha -- Maha Pajapati, Matriarch of the Sakya Ganasangha -- Khema, a Queen of Magadha -- Mallika, Queen of Kosala -- Samavati, Queen of Kosambi -- 7 Patacara and Refugees Who Fled from Cities -- 8 Newcomers from Forests, Mountains, and Waters -- 9 From Aryans to Candalas: A Mobile Hierarchy in the Buddhist Universe -- The Realm of the Devas -- The Realm of Humans -- The Realm of Asuras -- The Realm of Animals -- The Realm of Ghosts and Hell -- 10 Sanchi and Bharhut: Visual Memories of Early Buddhist Society -- Bibliography -- Pali Canon Referred to in the Text -- Inscriptional Sources -- Visual Sources of Ancient Indian Monuments -- Secondary Sources -- Index. "What might daily life have been like in India in the time of the Buddha? Who were some of the rulers, monks, philosophers, devotees, and doctors with whom the Buddha would have interacted and had discussions? What was involved in spreading the message of Buddhism and setting up the Buddhist sangha (order)? What were the schisms and factions, and what was the nature of opposition to Buddhism from Brahmin hegemony? A great deal is known about Buddhist tenets and doctrine, but very little exists on the lived context of the Buddha himself. Early Buddhist texts in Pali reveal a society in ways that other texts relating to Buddhism, as well as the Brahmanical literature, do not. Xinru Liu reads this literature, along with the earliest Buddhist artworks on stupas, to argue that the historical Buddha does not really exist in the imagination of most people, including Buddhists. In this book, she sets out to plug this gap in our understanding of Buddhism, illuminating and eliminating many misconceptions along the way. Gender, religion, and caste in early India come alive in this richly scholarly yet accessible and imaginative account of society in the time of the Buddha. This is a book for students, teachers, and everyone interested in the living universe of India 2500 years ago."-- |
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| ISBN: | 1438491247 |