 | | Título : | Power, Wealth and Women in Indian Mahayana Buddhism : The Gandavyuha-sutra | | Autor : | Douglas Osto; | | Editor : | Taylor & Francis | | Ano : | 2009 | | Páginas : | 200 | | Idioma : | eng | | ISBN13 : | 9780415480734 | | Descrição : | -
- Presents the study of the important Mahayana Buddhist scripture Gandavyuha-sutra. This book provides a fresh approach to the study of Mahayana Buddhist sources, the 'systems approach', by which literature is viewed as embedded in a social system. It analyses the key themes of power, wealth and women to its social context in ancient India.
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- - PREFACEABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION Textual OntologyTextual History of the GandavyuhaModern Scholarship Chapter Outline WORLDVIEW 'Reality' In Indian Buddhist Thought'Reality' In the GandavyuhaSociety IndividualNARRATIVEGenreNarrotolgy Formulas POWER The Nidana-Parivarta Manjushri and the MonksManjushri meets SudhanaThe Authority of the MonksThe Sage and the Brahmin The Power Elite: The Three Final Friends Spiritual Power and Royalty: An Overview WEALTHWhy Is Sudhana Called 'Good Wealth'? The Grammarian and the Merchant-Banker The Two Kings The God and Goddess Who GiveThe Centrality of Wealth in the Gandavyuha WOMEN Queen Asha Women with Looks and Money The Nun and the Courtesan The GoddessesThe Female Royalty of the Dharma-Realm Royal and Wealthy Women in the Gandavyuha 7. THE INDIAN CONTEXT The Dates of the Gandavyuha Geographical Origin of the Gandavyuha The Middle Period The Gandavyuha in the Middle Period 8. CONCLUSIONSummary of FindingsThe Target Audience APPENDICESList of KalyanamitrasConcordance of Sanskrit Editions and Hodgson ManuscriptConcordance of three Tibetan Kanjur Versions BIBLIOGRAPHY
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