Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism

Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 303
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ISBN-10 : 9789004201408
ISBN-13 : 9004201408
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Book Synopsis Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism by : Johannes Bronkhorst

Download or read book Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism written by Johannes Bronkhorst and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-02-14 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the confrontation of Buddhism and Brahmanism in India. Both depended on support from the royal court, but Buddhism had less to offer in return than Brahmanism. Buddhism developed in a manner to make up for this.

How the Brahmins Won

How the Brahmins Won
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 590
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ISBN-10 : 9789004315518
ISBN-13 : 9004315519
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Book Synopsis How the Brahmins Won by : Johannes Bronkhorst

Download or read book How the Brahmins Won written by Johannes Bronkhorst and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-03-21 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first study to systematically confront the question how Brahmanism, which was geographically limited and under threat during the final centuries BCE, transformed itself and spread all over South and Southeast Asia. Brahmanism spread over this vast area without the support of an empire, without the help of conquering armies, and without the intermediary of religious missionaries. This phenomenon has no parallel in world history, yet shaped a major portion of the surface of the earth for a number of centuries. This book focuses on the formative period of this phenomenon, roughly between Alexander and the Guptas.

Buddhist Teaching in India

Buddhist Teaching in India
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9780861718115
ISBN-13 : 0861718119
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Book Synopsis Buddhist Teaching in India by : Johannes Bronkhorst

Download or read book Buddhist Teaching in India written by Johannes Bronkhorst and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-08 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The earliest records we have today of what the Buddha said were written down several centuries after his death, and the body of teachings attributed to him continued to evolve in India for centuries afterward across a shifting cultural and political landscape. As one tradition within a diverse religious milieu that included even the Greek kingdoms of northwestern India, Buddhism had many opportunities to both influence and be influenced by competing schools of thought. Even within Buddhism, a proliferation of interpretive traditions produced a dynamic intellectual climate. Johannes Bronkhorst here tracks the development of Buddhist teachings both within the larger Indian context and among Buddhism's many schools, shedding light on the sources and trajectory of such ideas as dharma theory, emptiness, the bodhisattva ideal, buddha nature, formal logic, and idealism. In these pages, we discover the roots of the doctrinal debates that have animated the Buddhist tradition up until the present day.

Greater Magadha

Greater Magadha
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 437
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ISBN-10 : 9789004157194
ISBN-13 : 9004157190
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Greater Magadha by : Johannes Bronkhorst

Download or read book Greater Magadha written by Johannes Bronkhorst and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a detailed analysis of the available cultural and chronological data, this book overturns traditional ideas about the cultural history of India and proposes a different picture instead. The idea of a unilinear development out of Brahmanism, in particular, is challenged.

Absorption

Absorption
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Publisher : UniversityMedia
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9783906000244
ISBN-13 : 3906000249
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Book Synopsis Absorption by : Johannes Bronkhorst

Download or read book Absorption written by Johannes Bronkhorst and published by UniversityMedia. This book was released on 2012 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book argues for the central role played by absorption in the functioning of the human mind. The importance of absorption makes itself felt in different ways; the two studies combined in this book concentrate on two of them. The first study argues that, largely as a result of language acquisition, humans have two levels of cognition, which in normal circumstances are simultaneously active. Mental absorption is a (or the) means to circumvent some, perhaps all, of the associations that characterize one of these two levels, resulting in what is sometimes referred to as mystical experience, but which is not confined to mysticism and plays a role in various "religious" phenomena, and elsewhere. The second study takes as point of departure some puzzling statements in the early Buddhist canon that raises serious questions of a psychological nature. An essential element in the psychological theory proposed is the observation that mental absorption is a source of pleasure. Since the human mind is in large part guided by pleasure, which it seeks to repeat, states of absorption leave memory traces that subsequently direct the mind. However, these memory traces do not "recall" the states of absorption themselves, but rather the objects or circumstances that accompanied them. The resulting activity of the mind differs in this way from person to person, and can pursue wildly diverging goals."--Publisher description.

Hinduism: Challenges | Interaction with Buddhism, Jainism and The Greeks

Hinduism: Challenges | Interaction with Buddhism, Jainism and The Greeks
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Publisher : StoryMirror Infotech Pvt Ltd
Total Pages : 366
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ISBN-10 : 9789360705237
ISBN-13 : 9360705233
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Book Synopsis Hinduism: Challenges | Interaction with Buddhism, Jainism and The Greeks by : Ashok Mishra

Download or read book Hinduism: Challenges | Interaction with Buddhism, Jainism and The Greeks written by Ashok Mishra and published by StoryMirror Infotech Pvt Ltd. This book was released on with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: . Embark on a journey tracing Hinduism's evolution from Vedic rituals to modern practices, revealing a seamless continuity despite apparent change. . Witness ancient mantras echoing in contemporary ceremonies, bridging the gap between millennia. . Explore the etymology of "Hindu" and its alignment with "Sanatana Dharma," encapsulating timeless principles of righteous living. . Discover Hinduism's encounters with Jainism, Buddhism, and the influence of Alexander the Great, shaping its diverse identity. Marvel at Hinduism's adaptability, absorbing and assimilating diverse ideologies over centuries. . Beyond a religion, Hinduism embodies Dharma—the righteous path to spiritual liberation. In this dynamic interplay of cultures and beliefs, Hinduism emerges as a beacon of inclusivity and adaptation.

BUDDHISM ITS CONNEXION WITH BRAHMANISM AND HINDUISM

BUDDHISM ITS CONNEXION WITH BRAHMANISM AND HINDUISM
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Total Pages : 620
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ISBN-10 : OXFORD:N13221644
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Book Synopsis BUDDHISM ITS CONNEXION WITH BRAHMANISM AND HINDUISM by : Sir Monier Monier-Williams

Download or read book BUDDHISM ITS CONNEXION WITH BRAHMANISM AND HINDUISM written by Sir Monier Monier-Williams and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: