Trans Himalayan Buddhism

Author : Suchandana Chatterjee
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000758079
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trans-Himalayan Buddhism written by Suchandana Chatterjee and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ambit of Buddhist studies reflects not only the spiritual and philosophical domain of Buddhism but also a symbiotic relationship between the monastic establishment and protectors of cultural tradition-a trend that one sees in the context of Buddhist revivalist projects in Mongolia and Buryatia. The presence of a Buddhist order in the political realm has revived intellectual debates about the relationship between spiritual and temporal authority. The interface between South Asian and South East Buddhism on the one hand and Central Asian Buddhism on the other is also delicately balanced in Buddhist cultural discourse. The relevance of Buddhism in a globalized world has also given a new direction to the realm of Buddhist studies. This book takes into account the competing discourses of preservation and revival of Buddhism in the trans-Himalayan sector. It not only deals with the cultural ethos that Buddhism represents in this region but also the diverse Buddhist traditions that are strongly entrenched despite colonial intervention. Juxtaposed to the aesthetic variant is the extremely sensitive response of the Buddhist communities in India and Asiatic Russia centred round the issue of displacement. It is this issue of duality of common traditions and fractured identities that has been dealt with in the present volume. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Author : Omacanda Hāṇḍā
Publisher : Indus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788185182964
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tabo Monastery and Buddhism in the Trans-Himalaya written by Omacanda Hāṇḍā and published by Indus Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Is A Comprehensive Study Of The Rise And Development Of Buddhism In A Broader Spatio-Temporal Context Of The Western Trans-Himalayan Rergion Since Its Nascent Days In India.

Author : Omacanda Hāṇḍā
Publisher : Indus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788173871245
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buddhist Western Himalaya: A politico-religious history written by Omacanda Hāṇḍā and published by Indus Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Lahul And Spiti And Kinnaur Districts Of Himachal Pradesh Buddhism Has Been A Living Religion Of The Major Bulk Of The Population. In This Book For The First Time An Integrated Socio-Political And Religious History Of This Region Has Been Attempted.

Author : Barbara Crossette
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book So Close to Heaven written by Barbara Crossette and published by Knopf. This book was released on 1995 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tantric Buddhism, with its complex and fascinating rites, rose to its highest levels on the trans-Himalayan Tibetan plateau, where it had flowered since the eighth century. But now the small kingdoms -- Sikkim and Ladakh among them -- where the teachings and miracles of the great lamas were revered have been gobbled up by bigger powers. The story of that loss is a prelude to Barbara Crossette's richly evocative journey into the historical past and courageous present of Bhutan, where the Buddhist world can still be seen intact, peaceful, harmonious -- and threatened. We enter a landscape of frozen peaks, high windy flatlands, and deep verdant valleys where, until the 1960s, the Bhutanese lived a medieval existence -- where temples and monasteries, monks and lamas, provided not only spiritual but legal and even medical sustenance. We move through farmlands, villages, and towns whose clusters of painted ornamental buildings and wooden half-timberings might be illustrations for old fairy tales, where thanks to Bhutan's devoted rulers change has thus far been gradual; where the tolerance, good humor, generosity -- and gorgeous ritual -- of Himalayan Buddhism continues to shine through. Into this setting creep the tensions, deep and destructive, that threaten to wound Bhutan despite its best efforts to ward off the outside world. We see how open borders and recent air links have led to high-stakes smuggling of temple treasures and gold, as well as the ravages of AIDS; how tourism is importing dollars, distance from village roots, and a new urban phenomenon -- burglary. Westerners tend to take from the Buddhist world only what seems at the moment relevant to them: today it ismeditation and elements of oriental medicine. The Buddhist way of life that this book reveals is much more -- a rich amalgam of theology spiced by legend, superstition, astrological interpretation, and the worship of natural phenomena; a religion that binds each man and woman to the cosmos and to the gods while it prescribes the earthly rituals that ease the human passage from birth to death. A splendorous culture is under siege. In this book we have a rare and memorable portrait of a corner of the world where it can still be experienced.

Author : Sven Anders Hedin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trans-Himalaya written by Sven Anders Hedin and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dan Smyer Yü
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789462981928
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trans-Himalayan Borderlands written by Dan Smyer Yü and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the changes to native senses of place, the conception of border - simultaneously as limitations and opportunities - and what the authors call "affective boundaries," "livelihood reconstruction," and "trans-Himalayan modernities."

Author : John Crook
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120812017
Total Pages : 1002 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Himalayan Buddhist Villages Environment, Resources, Society And Religion Life In Zagskar, Ladakh Eds. written by John Crook and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 2001-12-31 with total page 1002 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preface, PART One: Introduction to the Philosophy of Navya-Nyaya, PART Two: Summaries of Works, Notes, Index.

Author : Deborah E. Klimburg-Salter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Silk Route and the Diamond Path written by Deborah E. Klimburg-Salter and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Deborah E. Klimburg-Salter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tabo written by Deborah E. Klimburg-Salter and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The monastery of Tabo lies in northern India in the secluded Spiti valley, which was at one time part of the ancient kingdom of Western Tibet. The oldest continuously operating Buddhist enclave in India and the Himalayas, Tabo's historical role as an intermediary between India and Tibet and the extraordinary beauty of its frescoes make it a place of unique importance. The main temple of Tabo is one of the masterpieces of Indian and Tibetan art. Built in 996 and renovated in 1042, the temple is remarkable not only for the exceptional quality of its sculpture and the decorative paintings that cover every surface, but also for the numerous portraits of royal patrons, members of the local nobility, and ecclesiastical figures, all identified by name. Tabo played a pivotal role in the history of Buddhism in the tenth and eleventh centuries, when Tibetan monks and Indian pandits studied together and translated scripture from Sanskrit into Tibetan. This meeting of trans-Himalayan cultures, and the devotions of their faithful, are vividly preserved in the magnificent paintings and sculptures that adorn the original temple and the monastery that surrounds it."--Amazon.

Author : Niraj Kumar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000215512
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Himalayan Bridge written by Niraj Kumar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-18 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The centrality of the Himalayas as a connecting point or perhaps a sacred core for the Asian continent and its civilisations has captivated every explorer and scholar. The Himalaya is the meeting point of two geotectonic plates, three biogeographical realms, two ancient civilisations, two different language streams and six religions. This book is about the determinant factors which are at work in the Himalayas in the context of what it constitutes in terms of its spatiality, legends and myths, religious beliefs, rituals and traditions. The book suggests that there is no single way for understanding the Himalayas. There are layers of structures, imposition and superimposition of human history, religious traits and beliefs that continue to shape the Asian dynamics. An understanding of the ultimate union of the Himalayas, its confluences and its bridging role is essential for Asian balance. This book is a collaborative effort of an internationally acclaimed linguist, a diplomat-cum-geopolitician and a young Asianist. It provides countless themes that will be intellectually stimulating to scholars and students with varied interests. Please note: This title is co-published with KW Publishers, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.