Early Buddhist society : the world of Gautama Buddha (Record no. 32782)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9788178246505
Terms of availability hbk
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 294.309
Item number LIU
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Liu, Xinru
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Early Buddhist society : the world of Gautama Buddha
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Permanent Black,
Place of publication, distribution, etc Ranikhet :
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2022
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xv, 207 p. ;
Other physical details ill., (b & w),
Dimensions 23 cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 795.00
Price type code
Unit of pricing 01
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc What might daily life have been like in the time of the Buddha in the sixth century BC? Who were some of the rulers, monks, philosophers, devotees, and doctors with whom the Buddha would have interacted and had discussions? What was involved in spreading the message of Buddhism and setting up the Buddhist sangha (order)? What were the schisms and factions, and the nature of opposition to Buddhism from Brahmin hegemony? These are among the many questions asked and answered in this book. A great deal is known about Buddhist tenets and doctrine, but very little exists on the lived context of the Buddha himself. Early Buddhist texts in Pali reveal a society in ways that other texts relating to Buddhism – including the Brahmanical literature – do not. Xinru Liu reads this literature to argue that the historical Buddha does not really exist in the imagination of most people, neither among Buddhists nor in others. This book plugs a large gap in our understanding of Buddhism. Several misconceptions are eliminated through Xinru Liu’s richly scholarly yet accessible and imaginative account of society in the time of the Buddha. Gender, religion, and caste in early India come alive in this book for students, teachers, and everyone interested in the living universe of India 2500 years ago.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Asian history
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Buddhism
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Hinduism
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Schisms
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Brahmin hegemony
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Ajatasattu
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Bhikkhus
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Ganasangha
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Jataka
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Rajagaha
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Magadha
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Naga
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Taxila
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Vimanavatthu
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Zoroastrian
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Ashoka
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Sanchi stupa
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          DAU DAU 2024-02-10 795.00 294.309 LIU 034642 2024-02-18 Books

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