The Sikh monastic Nirmal-akhada and the quasi-monastic Nihang Sahibs came to terms with the overall Indian tendency to establish monastic traditions that express full-time involvement in redemptive practice. There are many examples of religious authorities adjudicating lay disputes over civil and criminal law in addition to laws for monastic behavior. Therefore, be sure to refer to those guidelines when editing your bibliography or works cited list. 253p. Building peace in the minds of men and women Expansion of Buddhism into Southeast Asia Since Buddhist monks used to travel with merchants, maritime trade relations between South and Southeast Asia played a major role for the expansion of Buddhism into the latter region. During the struggle between North and South Vietnam in the 1960s and early 70s, many Buddhists worked to achieve peace and reconciliation, though they met with little success; to protest the South Vietnamese regime of Ngo Dinh Diem, some Buddhist monks turned to self-immolation. 109-119 Hamilton Asia BQ6343.B67 B37, Brown, I.E.M. (2001), Cosmopolitan Buddhism on the move: South India and Sri Lanka in the early expansion of Theravada in Southeast Asia, In: Klokke, Marijke J.; Kooij, Karel R. van, eds. The long-term development of Buddhism in Vietnam, however, was most affected by Zen and Pure Land traditions, which were introduced from China into the northern and central sections of the country beginning in the 6th century ce. In this respect, Buddhism practices changed on some aspects. Buddhism was a new innovation that adapted as India grew and developed. The number of vows nuns must keep is larger than that for men, and there are specific rules that establish the subordinate status of nuns. In Myanmar and Thailand, despite the presence of Hindu, Mahayana, and Vajrayana elements, the more-conservative Hinayana forms of Buddhism were especially prominent throughout the 1st millennium ce. 135-155 Hamilton Asia DS338 .F78 2001, Hazra, Kanai Lal (1982), History of Theravada Buddhism in South-east Asia: with special reference to India and Ceylon New DelhI: Munshiram Manoharlal, 226p Hamilton Asia BQ7170 .H38 1982, Hazra, Kanai Lal (1986), The Buddhist annals and chronicles of South-East Asia, New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 123p Hamilton Asia BQ280 .H39 1986, Holt, John Clifford, Jacob N. Kinnard, Jonathan S. Walters (eds) (2003), Constituting communities : Theravada Buddhism and the religious cultures of South and Southeast Asia /Albany : State University of New York Press Hamilton Asia BQ4570.S6 C66 2003, Kammerer, Cornelia Ann; Tannenbaum, Nicola, eds. Santi Asoke, a lay-oriented group that advocates stringent discipline, moral rectitude, and political reform, has been very much at odds with the established ecclesiastical hierarchy. 277p. (Berkeley Buddhist studies series, 2.) These, however, did not impede the growth of Buddhism; they instead signal how Buddhism adapted to different conditions and ideologies and grew larger as a result. Because each style has its own formatting nuances that evolve over time and not all information is available for every reference entry or article, Encyclopedia.com cannot guarantee each citation it generates. 363p. As an example, initially 4 categories of items were permitted to be given as alms, but by the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC, 10 more categories were added to the list. Within these growing trade route networks, Buddhism started its development from the Indian Subcontinent, and reached other regions along the Silk Roads. (1988), Theravada Buddhism in South-East Asia, In: Sutherland, Stewart, ed. The Vinaya monastic literature records that early monks and nuns wandered from place to place, even through the rainy season. Von Hinuber, Oskar. 195-205 Hamilton Asia BQ6343.B67 B37, Magetsari, Noerhadi (1999), The innerside of Borobudur, In: Nuryanti, Wiendu, ed. Some of the most famous monastic scholars lived in the Gupta period, and monasteries were built throughout India on a grand scale with much political and social support. 2v. Use of this site implies consent with our Usage Policy. 309-315 Hamilton Asia BQ266 .B833 1989, Gosling, David (2001), Religion and ecology in India and southeast Asia / with a foreword by Ninian Smart. 150-155 Hamilton Asia HN690.8.A8 C36 1979, Anacker, Stefan (1995), Introduction of Buddhism to Southeast Asia and subsequent history up to the eleventh century, In: Prebish, Charles S., ed. Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies 20, no. In South and Southeast Asia, Buddhist monks were and still are teachers to the peoplenot only in religious matters but also in the realm of basic educationparticularly in Myanmar. Chinese beliefs and practices in Southeast Asia: studies on the Chinese religion in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. 308p. This chapter focuses on the two turning points in the history of the spread of Buddhism. Throughout much of the history of Angkor, the great imperial centre that ruled Cambodia and much of the surrounding areas for many centuries, Hinduism seems to have been the preferred tradition, at least among the elite. v.2, 299-303 Hamilton Asia DS528.5 .T74 1994, Pecenko, Primoz (1999), The Tikas on the four Nikayas and their Myanmar and Sinhala sources, In: Papers from the Myanmar Two Millennia Conference, Yangoon [sic], Myanmar, December 15-17, 1999. In the monastic literature, whenever the Buddha prohibited an action and instituted a rule, he did so to please his disciples. A Survey of Legal Literature in Pli-land." His practices were based on the belief in the existence and attainability of a transcendent reality, enlightenment more profoundly real, powerful, and blissful than the world as experienced in a nonenlightened state. 151-164 Hamilton Asia NX577 .A78 1991, Jordaan, R.E. Berkeley, CA: Asian Humanities Press, 1981. Yangon: Universities Historical Research Centre, 1996. 430p., 20p. RELIGION AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION: 0.1 percent Tantrism, Daoism, and Confucianism also filtered into Vietnam at this time. r/Buddhism I love that in the vastness of the cosmos, with the likelihood it is teeming with countless varieties of life forms, that Buddhism is not any less believable. Fruits of inspiration: studies in honour of Prof. J.G. The understanding or basic principal at work here was that monastic income, donated and entrepreneurial, was to be used for religious purposes, even if personal and institutional interests coincided. While Buddhism had a political role in China in giving legitimacy to rulers, this was much more. Rather, the ultimate aim of the Daoist practitioner is longevity or ultimate physical immortality. 1v. The Ka dynasty was the next major dynasty to officially endorse and sponsor Buddhist institutions. As a result, monastic institutions increased, for example, in Tibet and Mongolia, where thousands of new Buddhist monasteries were built in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. 343-358 Hamilton Asia BQ1012 .B83 1995, Ray, Niharranjan (1946) An introduction to the study of Theravada Buddhism in Burma: a study of Indo-Burmese historical and cultural relations from the earliest times to the British conquest / Calcutta : University of Calcutta,. Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications, 1995. Hinayana and Mahayana traditions spread into the two Indianized states, Funan (founded during the 1st century ce) and Champa (founded 192 ce). Two characteristic features of Buddhism enabled it to make a specific impact on southeast Asia, First Buddhist were imbued with a atrong missionary zeal, and . London, 19381966. The practice of religiously legitimizing kingship continued in Tibet and Southeast Asia, notably in the Qing dynasty (16441911) during the reign of the Qianlong emperor in the late eighteenth century. Munster: Lit, 1994. Refer to each styles convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. Phra Dhammapitaka (Bhikkhu P.A. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 1981. ; Sumi, Tokan, eds. Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies 18, no. Choulean Ang (1988). Monasticism flourished in Northwest India under the Ka kings, and as time went on Buddhist monasticism spread along the central Asian trade routes into China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Tibet. Some monasteries lent money and land rights, receiving interest income and payment in kind. (eds) Seoul : Seoul National University Press. For instance, Buddhist monasteries started to set up along the developing trade routes, such as the road that was connecting Bactria (in Modern Afghanistan) in the North to Taxila (in modern Pakistan) in the Northeast, Mathura in the Northwest, and further along the Gangues Valley, until the Bengal Coast. "Buddhist Law as Religious System?" 566p. Members were bound by vows that did not include celibacy or poverty but stressed obedience to the hierarchy. Buddhist trends in Southeast Asia. The history of women in Buddhist monasticism is varied. 2001 83-91 Hamilton Asia DS338 .F78 2001, Fontein, Jan (1982), Notes on the jatakas and avadanas of Barabudur, In: Gomez, Luis; Woodward, Hiram W. Jr., eds. Encyclopedia of Religion. v.2, 223-235 Hamilton Asia DS528.5 .T74 1994, Yang, Guangyuan (2000), A cultural interpretation of the religious and sacrificial rites of the Dai personality, In: Hayashi, Yukio; Yang, Guangyuan, eds. From the 7th century onward, Vajrayana Buddhism spread rapidly throughout the area. Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 USA Delhi: B.R. 430p., 20p. The laity in Buddhism makes up two of the four constituent parts of the sagha (monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen) and the great majority of Bu, The term monasticism is derived from the Greek word monos, which means "single" or "alone." The Shailendra dynasty, which ruled over the Malay Peninsula and a large section of Indonesia from the 7th century to the 9th century, promoted the Mahayana and Tantric forms of Buddhism. Starting shortly after the. Moreover, since the late 19th century, monks in many Japanese traditions have been permitted to marry, and major Japanese temples now house married monastics. Buddhism has no central authority, and many different varieties of practice and philosophy have developed over its history. Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran, Scotland : Kiscadale Publications Hamilton Asia DS529.2 .T473 1988, Than Tun (2002), Buddhist art and architecture with special reference to Myanma / Yangon: Sein Pan Myaing : Distributed by Mon Ywe, Hamilton Asia N7312 .T53 2002, Tin Maung Maung Than (1993), Sangha reforms and renewal of sasana in Myanmar: historical trends and contemporary practice, In: Ling, Trevor, ed. 1 (1995): 745. 995p. of plates. Berkeley, CA: Asian Humanities Press, 1981. Buddhism and Asian history. New Delhi: International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan, 1991. 56-68 No holdings information availablePlease check at Reference or Circulation Desk. 1990 113-124; also in CONTRIB SE AS ETHNOL no.9 (Dec 1990) 113-124 Hamilton Asia GN635.A75 C66 no.9, de Casparis, J.G. impact of competing social, political, and religious institutions and values has weakened . ; Nguyen Tai Thu, ed. Royal support also brought the kings legitimacy and provided lay and monastic communities education, medical and hospice care, and religious services. Moreover, these commercials exchanges contributed also to the improvement of the Buddhist monks situation. The Dhammakaya group has been much more successful at gathering a large popular following but has also become very controversial because of its distinctive meditation practices and questions concerning its care of financial contributions from its followers. Similarly, solitary or group pilgrimage to sacred sites, for example, was an accepted practice for Buddhist monks, as long as the monks stayed within the ethical and behavioral parameters. In mainland Southeast Asia, which entertained intense contact with Sri Lanka, Theravada Buddhism was predominant and survived even after the arrival of Islam and Christianity in the region led to the conversion of the biggest part of maritime Southeast Asia. Penang: Aliran Kesdaran Negara, Aliran, 1991. Toward an environmental ethic in Southeast Asia. Monasticism, and its special relationship with political authority, was present in all of its support cultures. (1982), Observations of the role of the Gandavyuha in the design of Barabudur, In: Gomez, Luis; Woodward, Hiram W. Jr., eds. The final chapter explores recent scientific interest in A new form of authoritarianism has emerged in Southeast Asia since the mid-2010s. The first example of Buddhism's adaptability to its cultural environment is in India itself. Tring, U.K.: Institute of Buddhist Studies,. I thank the organizers and members of the audience for their feedback. Dynamics of ethnic cultures across national boundaries in Southwestern China and Mainland Southeast Asia: relations, societies and languages. Tradition and modernity in Myanmar: proceedings of an international conference held in Berlin from May 7th to May 9th, 1993. 30-42 Hamilton Asia DS 527.9 .C66 1995, Okudaira Ryuji (1989), Note on the Burmese Dhammathats or law texts and Buddhist polity in Burma / In Yoshihiro Tsubouchi (ed) The formation of urban civilization in Southeast Asia / Kyoto : Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Hamilton Asia HT147.A785 F67 1989, 'On` So` (1972), Historical sites in Burma [Rangoon] Ministry of Union Culture, Govt. 3, pp. Farther to the east and south, in what is now Cambodia and southern Vietnam, various combinations of Hinduism, Mahayana Buddhism, and Vajrayana Buddhism became prevalent. The Chinese form of Mahayana later spread to Korea, Japan and Vietnam. 178-186 Hamilton BQ4012 .P73, Bechert, Heinz (1978), German studies of Buddhism in Southeast Asia In: Cultures in encounter: Germany and the Southeast Asian nations: a documentation of the ASEAN Cultural Week, Tubingen, Summer 1977. Payutto) on his 60th birthday anniversary. In some areas Buddhism was assimilated to Hinduism, forming a Hindu-oriented amalgam that in some places (for example in Bali) has persisted to the present. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. 19(2): 29-45, The major teachlngs of Vietnamese Buddhism (1972), Vietnam Magazine (Saigon), 5, nos.1-2 (Jan-Feb) 11-15, The, Hung (1979), Thien Buddhist school, Vietnamese Studies (Hanoi) no.56 : 30-56, Thich Thien Chau (1990), Bioethics as seen by Buddhists, Vietnamese Studies (Hanoi) no.25 : 83-102, Thich Thien Chau (1993), Prominent figures of Vietnamese Buddhism, Vietnamese Studies (Hanoi) no.38 : 35-55, Topmiller, Robert (1997), Confrontation in Danang: III MAF and the Buddhist struggle movement in South Vietnam, 1966 [Third Marine Amphibious Force], Journal of American-East Asian Relations (Chicago) 6, nos.2-3 (Sum-Fall) 207-234, Tran Thi Bang Thanh (1993), The two Buddhist literary tendencies of Vietnam's Middle Ages, Vietnamese Studies (Hanoi) no.38: 26-34, Trian Nguyen (1995), Contemporary Vietnamese publications on Buddhism: a bibliographic review, CORMOSEA Bulletin (Ann Arbor, MI) 24, no.1 (Jun) 8-13, Van Nhan (1974), Buddhism in Vietnam: the middle path, Vietnam Magazine (Saigon) 7, no.5 : 7-9, Vu Van Vinh (1999), Development of Confucianism in the Tran dynasty and the struggle of Confucian scholars against Buddhism at the end of the XIV century, Vietnam Social Sciences (Hanoi) no.2 (70) : 55-60, VIETNAM: BOOKS, OR BOOK CHAPTERSAnonymous (2001), In: Buddhism in Vietnam Ahir, D.C., ed. Patriarchal societies and gender values took their toll on women's institutions. Nearly 90% of the country is Buddhist, and most are members of the majority ethnic community known as Burmans. Munster: Lit, 1994. This apparent duality of active behavior and renunciative behavior, even in the context of settled monastic life, is one of the characteristics of Buddhist monastic behavior that continues throughout the history of the institution in many if not all its manifestations. 1-22 Hamilton Asia DS528.5 .M93 1999, Pranke, Patrick (1995), On becoming a Buddhist wizard, In: Lopez, Donald S., ed. Some monks managed their own finances, and in some places a special lay office was established at monasteries to handle donations and finances for monks. Buddhism, and specifically the interests of Buddhist monasteries, became factors in national policymaking. Rithisen : Khmer Buddhist Research Center, Hamilton Asia DS 554.8 .B826 1986, Keyes, Charles F. (1994), Communist revolution and the Buddhist past in Cambodia In: Keyes, Charles F.; Kendall, Laurel; Hardacre, Helen, eds. 188p. The fundamental activity, however, remains meditation (Sanskrit dhyana, Pali jhana, from which is derived the schools of Buddhism known as Chan in China and Zen in Japan). Since the vows of the Buddhist monk in principle are not permanent, the theoretical emphasis on celibacy became academic in many parts of Asia. 161-169 Hamilton Asia BQ5400 .B84 1994, Chatsumarn Kabilsingh (1998), Buddhism and nature conservation, Bangkok, Thailand : Thammasat University Press, Hamilton Asia BQ4570 .N3 C43 1998, Christie, Anthony H. (1989), Buddhism in Southeast Asia: an anecdotal survey, In: Skorupski, Tadeusz, ed. 252p. 47: 35-41. Buddhist monks, however, were at least as important in this respect. Priesthood, article on Buddhist Priesthood; Sagha, overview article. During this period major Buddhist monuments were erected in Java, including the marvelous Borobudur, which is perhaps the most magnificent of all Buddhist stupas. New Delhi: International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan, 1991. 381p. Toward an environmental ethic in Southeast Asia. These controversies and resolutions were sometimes recorded in detail and sometimes not, with the result that there is a huge body of often fragmented information about early Buddhist monasticism recorded and transmitted out of its original contexts. It demonstrates the reasons and methods of the initial spread of the doctrine within South Asia and from South Asia to Han and post-Han China. 44(2): 57-71, Quang Do (1974), A summary of the history of Vietnamese Buddhism, Van Hanh Bulletin (Saigon) 6, no.2 (Jun) 3-28, Soucy, Alexander (1996). During the next two centuries, Theravada reforms penetrated as far as Cambodia and Laos. Yangon: s.n., 1999. various pagings. (Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series no.207) 87-90 Hamilton Asia BQ408 .B83 2001, Cohen, Paul T.(2000), Lue across borders: pilgrimage and the Muang Sing reliquary in northern Laos, In: Evans, Grant; Hutton, Chris; Kuah, Khun Eng, eds. Furthermore, images of the Dpankara Buddha were found in diverse sites in eastern Java, some of these elements belong to the Indian Amaravati and Gupta Schools of Art. The path of meditation leads positively toward the intuitive understanding of momentariness, the condition of existenceor, to state it negatively, toward the total rejection of all notions of permanence. For example, modern scholarship gives evidence of well-established and well-endowed nunneries in India in the Gupta dynasty, though these went into decline in the following centuries. 2000 47-68 Hamilton Asia HQ1745.8 .O83 2000, Thompson, Ashley (1998), The ancestral cult in transition: reflections on spatial organization in Cambodia's early Theravada complex In: Klokke, Marijke J.; Bruijn, Thomas de, eds. Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism 53. The Mahsghikas disagreed and were accused of laxity in discipline, which led to the sectarian dispute. In addition to the MLA, Chicago, and APA styles, your school, university, publication, or institution may have its own requirements for citations. Buddhism in South-East Asia: a cultural survey. Studies in history of Buddhism: papers presented at the International Conference on the History of Buddhism at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, August 19-21, 1976. Maitreya, the future Buddha. Permanent endowments of land and tax rights; endowments of properties with guaranteed long-term agricultural, pastoral, or other income; rights to impose corve; and constant donations from the lay communities made some monks and monasteries extremely wealthy. With the help of the monk Gunavarman and other Indian missionaries, Buddhism gained a firm foothold on Java well before the 5th century ce. The status of women varied, depending on specific cultural contexts, economies, and historical periods. New York : St. Martin's Press Hamilton Asia BQ554 .S65 1977b, Smith, Bardwell L. (1978) Religion and legitimation of power in Thailand, Laos, and Burma /, editor Chambersburg, PA : ANIMA Books, Hamilton Asia BQ554 .R44, Sukumar Sengupta (1994). (1991), The human being in Buddhism, In: The human being: perspectives from different spiritual traditions. *Sri Lanka was not ruled as a unified island. Developments during the Tang dynasty (618907), Tibet, Mongolia, and the Himalayan kingdoms, The Buddha: divinization and multiplicity, Sa-skya-pa, Bka-brgyud-pa, and related schools, Mythic figures in the Three Worlds cosmology. Buddhist monasteries enjoyed the extensive support and protection of political authorities, and in turn monasteries offered religious services, education, and public legitimization. A contextual approach to the function and meaning of Borobudur, IIAS [International Institute for Asian Studies] Yearbook (Leiden): 191-219, Legendre, Francoise (1981), Some decorative motifs at Tjandi Sewu, Central Java, Arts of Asia (Hong Kong) 11, no.5 (Sep-Oct 1981) 103-109, Lopez y Royo-Iyer, Alessandra (1991), Dance images of ancient Indonesian temples (Hindu-Buddhist period): the dance reliefs of Borobudur, Indonesia Circle (London) no.56 (Nov) 3-23, Mulder, Niels (1974), Saminism and Buddhism: a note on a field visit to a Samin community, Asia Quarterly (Brussels) no.3 : 253-258, Nihom, Max (1998), The Mandala of Candi Gumpung (Sumatra) and the Indo-Tibetan Vajrasekharatantra [Maura Jambi], Indo-Iranian Journal (The Hague) 41, no.3 (Jul) 245-254, Nilaknata Sastri, A.K. 72-79 Hamilton Asia BZ 911210.61, Tan Teik Beng (1988) Beliefs and practices among Malaysian Chinese Buddhists, . The myth of the historical Buddha's life provides the basic model for Buddhist monasticism. From 1414 to 1428 Buddhism in Vietnam was persecuted by the Chinese, who had again conquered the country. Tradition and modernity in Myanmar: proceedings of an international conference held in Berlin from May 7th to May 9th, 1993. Aforementioned examples could help to see how the active trade networks and the increase of the monastic system in the Indian Subcontinent permitted both the expansion of Buddhism towards the east, and also reinforced the cultural interactions between the people living along the Silk Roads. About the beginning of the Common Era, Indian merchants may have settled there, bringing Brahmans and Buddhist monks with them. Stuttgart: Institut f&r Auslandsbeziehungen, 1978. 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(1982), Literary sources for a study of Barabudur, In: Gomez, Luis; Woodward, Hiram W. Jr., eds. French, Rebecca Redwood. (1992), History of Buddhism in VietnamCitation: Hanoi: Social Sciences Pub. They refer to the Adi Granth, the sacred book of the Sikhs, as their basic text, in spite of the fact that their intramonastic and intermonastic discourse proceeds along lines similar to those of the orthodox Hindu orders. 1998 273-295 Hamilton Asia Folio DS523 .E89 1996, Yang Sam (1987), Khmer Buddhism and politics from 1954 to 1984 / Newington, CT : Khmer Studies Institute, Hamilton Asia BQ466 .Y36 1987, Yi Thon (1998), The role of Buddhist wats and NGOs in environmental preservation in Cambodia In: Gyallay-Pap, Peter; Bottomley, Ruth, eds. 380p. It is plausible that the faithful would hold a meeting after the death of Buddha to formalize the doctrines and the ethical rules and to eulogize the late Buddha. The preeminence of Theravada Buddhism continued throughout the area during the remainder of the premodern period. Buddhist Monastic Life. Fully developed Buddhist monasticism likely did not originate during the historical Buddha's lifetime. Mendelson, Sangha and State in Burma: A Study of Monastic Sectarianism and Leadership, ed. 276p. These forms of Hinayana were later combined with Mahayana aspects that came through this same route from India, with the Mahayana eventually becoming the dominant form of Buddhism in China and most of Central Asia. 149-152 Hamilton BQ4055 .C64 1983, Keyes, Charles F. (1977), The golden peninsula : culture and adaptation in mainland Southeast Asia /; under the editorship of John Middleton New York : Macmillan, Hamilton GN635.A75 K48 1977, Keynes, Charles F. and E. Valentine Naniel (1983) Karma: an anthropological inquiry, University of California at Berkeley, Hamilton & Hamilton Asia BL2015.K3 K36 1983King, Winston L. 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