Anand Singh

Gebundenes Buch

Nalanda

A Glorious Past

Beschreibung

This book deals extensively with various facets of Nālandā Mahāvihāra and its contribution to the vast expanse of knowledge and arts of Asia. Some of the important facets of the book are the origin and transformation of Nālandā from Vihārato Mahāvihāra, a brief sketch on Nāgārjuna, father of Nālandā scholasticism, formation of an academic culture at Nālandā, emergence of a book cult in Nālandā, worship of Tārā and the cult of Nāgas. Apart from this it also includes an analysis of financial management, water management, monastic structures, as well as Ᾱrogyavihāra and school of medicine at this centre. Examining the maritime contacts between Jāvā-Sumātrā (Suvarṅadvīpa) and Nālandā as well as Nālandā's connections with ancient China, this work explores the efflorescence and decline of Nālandā Mahāvihāra.

Autor

Anand Singh teaches in the Department of History, at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow. Formerly he was a Professor in the School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy, and Comparative Religion at Nalanda University, Rajgir, and the Dean, School of Buddhist Studies and Civilization at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida. He is the author of several scholarly articles. His monographs and edited volumes include Rethinking Buddhism: Text, Context, Contestation (2023); Planet, Plants and Animals: Ecological Paradigms in Buddhism (2019); Dāna: Reciprocity and Patronage in Buddhism (2017); Buddhist at Sārnāth (2014); and Tourism in Ancient India (2005).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ratna Sagar
• Seitenzahl: 674
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1188g
• ISBN-13: 9789358522662
• ISBN-10: 9358522666
• Artikelnr.: 71894740