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The Heritage of Nalanda
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Editor : C. Mani
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Nalanda as a monastic institution in the time of Buddha emerged into the greatest academic and spiritual centre of Asia in the early medieval times. This alludes to successive stages of development in Buddhism from naive realism of the early monastic order to developed metaphysics of the Prajnaparamita and Yogacara philosophies which revolutionized the capacity of thinking of men. The Tibetan and Chinese histories aver five sciences taught at the Mahavihara as had been prescribed by Asanga. These have been enumerated as (i) Sabda-vidya (grammar, lexicography); (ii) Silpasthana-vidya (arts); (iii) Cikitsa-vidya (medical science); (iv) Hetu-vidya (logic, meta-physics); and (v) Adhyatma-vidya (the cosmic sciences, philosophy). A mass of secret teaching and modes of worship are contained in Tantric texts. Nalanda also ushered in a new school of art. It is acceded that Indian art in the earliest stage was based in six centres as Gandhara, Mathura, Sanchi, Sarnath, Ajanta and Amaravati. If the Gandhara school has analogies with the antique-Etruscan intermixed with the Greco-Roman, from which the art of Italy flashed in Christian art and similarly other centres flourished with composite features, the Nalanda school like the other five schools, being purely Indian in conception, traces its roots into the sculptrues of Sarnath and Mathura. It has its own ethos and historical development. The book, an outcome of the research papers presented in the International Conference on ?The Heritage of Nalanda? held at Nalanda (February 12 to 14, 2006), a landmark in the field of scholarship, in its six parts with its critical delineation, has a veritable coverage as: (i) History, (ii) Art and Archaeology, (iii) Early Medieval Scholasticism: Logic, Philosophy and Esoterism, (iv) Literature, (v) Monastic Education: Ideals of Nalanda Mahavihara, and (vi) Nalanda Experience. The strikingly illustrated book is a significant contribution to the field of Buddhist studies and is valuable for a general interest reader as well as an academician.
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| Weight | 2.400 kg |
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| Dimensions | 26 × 16 × 3.5 cm |
| Type | Hardbound |
| Language | English |
| Country of Origin | India |
| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Publisher | Aryan Books International |
| Delivery Time | 3-4 days |
| About the editor | Asoka Mission, founded in Delhi by the eminent Cambodian monk Samdach Prah Vira Bellong Dharmawara Mahathera in 1948 with support from distinguished Indians led by Mata Rameshwari Nehru, aims towards promoting friendly relations, under-standing and peace amongst men through education, health care, social and religious services and economic uplift. Its library contains complete sets of Tripiaka in Pali and Cambodian. Over the years it has been the centre of Buddhist activities and has been visited by dignitaries from across the globe. Asoka Mission, spread over 12.5 acres of land with some old structures was reorganised in 1980s by Ven. Lama Lobzang as President and sustained efforts were made to revitalise it. The Editor: Prof. C. Mani (born 1923), a Senior Fellow of the Indian Council of Historical Research, is a historian and art historian. He taught history for over twenty years at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath of which he is a founder member. Based in classical studies, he has written over a hundred innovative essays and tracts and translated the works of savants like N.N. Ghosh, C. Rajagopalachari, S.A. Dange and Rustam Masani. Prof. Mani has a number of books on the Buddhist philosophy and art to his credit, some of the titles being The Social Philosophy of Buddhism, Madhyamika Dialectic and the Philosophy of Nagarjuna, Arya Asanga and Vijnanavada, The Basic Rhythms of Buddhist Philosophy, A Biographical Memoir of Acarya Padmasambhava, A Comparative Study of the Iconography of Brahmanical Deities in Buddhist Pantheon, etc. Further, he has edited a new edition of the well-known book, A Manual of Indian Buddhism by H. Kern (New Delhi, 1992). |
| Content | Foreword Preface Acknowledgements The Nalanda Tradition A Dialogue with Buddha Bridging the Past, Present and Future List of Illustrations Contributors PART I HISTORY 1. Historical Background (Excerpts from ASI Guidebook on Nalanda) ? A. Ghosh PART II ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY 2. Excavations of Stupa Site No. 3 at Nalanda and Early Chronological Evidence ? B.R. Mani 3. The Mystery Goddesses of Nalanda: Visualisations and Empowerment ? C. Mani 4. The Buddhist Art at Mainamati: A Parallel to Nalanda ? Enamul Haque 5. A Portable Stupa in Magadha Style ? Amarendra Nath 6. Influence of Nalanda Bronzes on the Bronzes of Bangladesh, Orissa, Nepal and Java ? G.C. Chauley 7. Fusion of Nalanda School of Art in Indonesian Sculptures ? G.K. Lama 8. Nalanda Metal Icons Speak what Nalanda Mahavihara Was ? S.K. Pathak 9. Ma?ndala Elements in Tantric Buddhist Architecture in India, Tibet, and Indonesia ? Adelheid Herrmann-Pfandt 10. The Nalanda Stone Inscription of Yasovarmadeva ? Naina Pandey 11. The Nalanda Copper-Plate of Devapaladeva ? Archana Sharma 12. Management of Nalanda Mahavihara from Epigraphical Material ? Arpita Chatterjee 13. Nalanda from the Chinese and Tibetan Sources ? Anandamayee Ghosh PART III EARLY MEDIEVAL SCHOLASTICISM: LOGIC, PHILOSOPHY AND ESOTERISM 14. The Doctrine of Apoha with Reference to Dharmakirti ? Lobzang Tsewang 15. Nalanda as a Centre of Esoteric Buddhism ? Kimiaki Tanaka 16. Santaraksita and Modern Philosophy ? Marie-Louise Friquegnon 17. Contribution of Acarya Dharmapala of Nalanda ? Bimalendra Kumar 18. Nalanda and Santaraksita: His Madhyamakalankara Sastra in Tibetan Version ? Manotosh Mandal 19. Nagardzhuna and Partition of Madhyamika Technology ? Damba Ayasheev 20. Nalanda and the Mulasarvastivadins: Yi?jing?s Accounts with Further Consideration ? Wang Bangwei 21. Quotations from Mahayana Sutras in the Works of Thinkers of Nalanda ? Linnart Mall 22. Nalanda: Stronghold of Ancient Scholarly Debates ? Lozang Jamspal 23. Debate between Acarya Candrakirti and Candragomi over Vijnanavada and Madhyamika Philosophy ? Tashi Paljor 24. The Doctrine of the Pramanabhuta-Buddha ? Nawang Tsering 25. Relics of the Budddha: Body, Essence, Text ? Michael Willis 26. Yogic Tradition of Naropa and Its Uninterrupted Continuity in Tibet, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh ? Ramesh Chandra Tewari PART IV LITERATURE 27. The Chinese Buddhacarita ? Charles Willemen 28. Beginnings of the Apabhra?msa Poetry: The Contribution of Nalanda ? Chandra Dhar Tripathi PART V MONASTIC EDUCATION: IDEALS OF NALANDA MAHAVIHARA 29. The Vihara in Buddhist Tradition and Nalanda ? K. Sankarnarayan 30. The Influence of Master Silabhadra on Master Xuanzang?s Thought ? Hsiu-O Chien and S-C Shiu 31. Nalanda: Its Significance ? B.B. Kumar 32. Master Xuanzang Brings the Buddha?s Wisdom to Tang China ? Rev. Heng Sure 33. The Educational System of Nalanda from Chinese Records ? S-C Shiu and H-O Chien 34. Genjo-sanzo E: The Biographical Story of Hsuan-ch?uang in Japan ? Yayoi Tachibana 35. The Ideal Educational System of Ancient Nalanda Mahavihara ? Angraj Chaudhary 36. Nalanda as an International Centre of Learning ? J. Sitaramamma 37. Xuanzang Legacy as Inspiration to Higher Education ? Cheng, Wei-Yi 38. Nalanda as a Centre of World Learning ? Satya Dev Kaushik PART VI NALANDA EXPERIENCE 39. The Spirit of Nalanda ? Ven. Dhammadipa 40. Revitalizing the Spirit of Nalanda ? Ven. Fa Qing and Ven. Wei Wu 41. Recovering the Nalanda Legacy ? Joseph Loizzo 42. Nalanda University: Its Influences on the Development of Buddhist Learning (Buddhist Studies in Taiwan and the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order) ? Ven. Bhiksuni Chuehmen 43. Dharma in Brazil: A Nalanda-Inspired Experience ? Ricardo Sasaki 44. Buddhist Interrelationship between Korea and India ? Lee Ki Woon 45. Buddhism in Asia ? Sulak Sivaraksa Bibliography Index |
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