The Spread of BuddhismAnn Heirman, Stephan Peter Bumbacher In no region of the world Buddhism can be seen as a unified doctrinal system. It rather consists of a multitude of different ideas, practices and behaviours. Geographical, social, political, economic, philosophical, religious, and also linguistic factors all played their role in its development and spread, but this role was different from region to region. Based on up-to-date research, this book aims at unraveling the complex factors that shaped the presence of particular forms of Buddhism in the regions to the north and the east of India. The result is a fascinating view on the mechanisms that allowed or hampered the presence of (certain aspects of) Buddhism in regions such as Central Asia, China, Tibet, Mongolia, or Korea. |
Contents
The Spread of Buddhism Ann Heirman and Stephan Peter Bumbacher | 1 |
The First Turning of the Wheel of the Doctrine Sarvastivada and Mahasamghika Controversy Bart Dessein | 15 |
Buddhism in Gandhara Siglinde Dietz | 49 |
The Spread of Buddhism in SerindiaBuddhism among Iranians Tocharians and Turks before the 13th century Xavier Tremblay | 75 |
Greece the Final Frontier?The Westward Spread of Buddhism Erik Seldeslachts | 131 |
from India to China Ann Heirman | 167 |
Daoist Reactions Stephan Peter Bumbacher | 203 |
Tantric Threads between India and China Martin Lehnert | 247 |
The Buddhist Way into Tibet Karénina KollmarPaulenz | 303 |
The Later Spread of Buddhism in Tibet Sven Bretfeld | 341 |
The History of Buddhism among the Mongols Klaus Sagaster | 379 |
The Spread of Chan Zen Buddhism T Griffith Foulk | 433 |
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The Accounts of Milbon Hyetong and Myöngnang in the Samguk yusa Pol Vanden Broucke edited by Sem Vermeersch | 277 |
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