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Buddha and His Homeland Nepal, Illustrated

Author : G. L. Rai-Zimmdar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781493697281
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (972 download)

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Download or read book Buddha and His Homeland Nepal, Illustrated written by G. L. Rai-Zimmdar and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honestly speaking, this book is long overdue. A good reliable book on Siddhartha Gaut'm, who became the Buddha, should have been written and published alongside his sermons on Four Noble Truths. The void somehow got filled up during the colonial era which unfortunately is filled with inaccuracies no true believer should accept.Essentially this book therefore, deals with the following two subjects:The Buddha was a Kirati-Mongolian Prince and that he had turned the Wheel of Life among his own people. However, the Kirati Mongolian population had been replaced by Indo-Saracenic people after the original inhabitants moved away to South-East Asia in a Great Volkerwanderungen. Consequently, during the colonial period, this demographic layout prompted British scholars to arrive at the erroneous conclusion that the forebears of the modern day Indians were the original followers of the Buddha. This inaccurate inference led the British scholars to double jeopardy; they encouraged themselves to rely upon the brahminic elements for interpretation of Buddhism and its philosophy, who had ironically been the cause of the destruction of Buddhism in the first place.Although Colonial British scholars had ample opportunities to investigate and satisfy themselves that the genius of pre-brahminic Kirati-Mongolians had actually authored the extensive Buddhist literature discovered in Kathmandu by Brian Hodgson, they soon got wise to it that by ignoring the entire episode they would stand better chance of gaining lucrative advantage; after all making money was the primary aim of the Empire.So, here is the book you want to read.

Buddha and His Homeland Nepal

Author : G. L. Rai-Zimmdar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781435728684
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (286 download)

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Download or read book Buddha and His Homeland Nepal written by G. L. Rai-Zimmdar and published by . This book was released on 2008-11-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Siddhartha Gout'm, the founder of historical Buddhism was a Kirati-Mongolian Prince of the Sakya tribe and spoke Pali language, the lingua franca of his time. Although none of his sermons was written down during his lifetime, his disciples had painstakingly memorized every single word he had spoken and wrote them down only after he attained nirwan. These manuscripts were recorded in Pali and they form the basis of canonical literature of Buddhism.According to Swayambhu Puran, soon after his enlightenment the Buddha had journeyed to Kathmandu and worshipped Adi-Buddha at the Swayambhunath temple, which many adherents believe is the same one that is still standing there in Kathmandu Valley. The same source also place King Jite Dasti as the King of Kiratdom of Kathmandu and tradition has it that the Kirati King along with his subjects were proselytised en masse by the Buddha during this visit..Purchase the ebook here.

The Gilded Buddha

Author : Alex R. Furger
Publisher : Librum Publishers & Editors LLC
ISBN 13 : 9783906897066
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book The Gilded Buddha written by Alex R. Furger and published by Librum Publishers & Editors LLC. This book was released on 2017 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book celebrates in words and images the traditional metal crafts practised for over a thousand years by the creators of religious Buddhist statues in Nepal. The skills of these artisans are nurtured with deep respect for tradition, regarding religion, iconography and technology. Wax modellers, mould makers, casters, fire-gilders and chasers are among the specialists of the Newar ethnic group, whose work is characterised to this day by a melding of age-old technology, great skill, religious observance and contemplation. There are numerous books and exhibition catalogues dedicated to Buddhist art and iconography but little was available about the craft of the artists who turn the religious imagery into metal casts. This book fills this gap, with a thoroughly documented and historical account of the development of this "archaic" technology. The well-informed text and comprehensive photographic coverage constitute the only up-to-date account and full documentation of an art that is 1300 years old but dying out: the "ritual" production of Buddhist statues in the lost wax casting technique. The author, Dr. Alex Furger, is an archaeologist who has studied ancient metallurgy and metalworking techniques over the past four decades. He spent twenty-five years at the head of the Roman site of Augusta Raurica and lives in Basel (Switzerland). He is the author of over 130 articles in scientific journals and twelve books in the field of culture history. The fieldwork for this book led him repeatedly to Nepal, where he met and interviewed dozens of craftsmen in their workshops. This book is addressed to readers interested in culture history, travellers to Asia, collectors of statues of Buddha, (avocational) metalworkers, historians of technology, Buddhists, ethnologists, archaeologists, art historians, scholars of Asia and to libraries and museums.

Dharma and Puṇya

Author : Jinah Kim
Publisher : Brill Hotei
ISBN 13 : 9789004416413
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Dharma and Puṇya written by Jinah Kim and published by Brill Hotei. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dharma and Puṇya explores the centrality of ritual practices and the agency of people in creating and amplifying the efficacy of Buddhist art. It presents paintings, illuminated texts, statues, and ritual implements from the Newar tradition in the Kathmandu Valley.

The Barefoot Book of Buddhist Tales

Author : Alexandra Kohn
Publisher : Barefoot Books
ISBN 13 : 1782856684
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book The Barefoot Book of Buddhist Tales written by Alexandra Kohn and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet a generous merchant's son, an outlaw-turned-monk and more in 13 thought-provoking stories from India, China, Japan and Tibet. Gentle illustrations and an insightful foreword provide context to help young readers grasp the warmth, wisdom and compassion of Buddhist tradition.

The Buddhist Art of Living in Nepal

Author : Lauren Leve
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317308913
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book The Buddhist Art of Living in Nepal written by Lauren Leve and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theravada Buddhism has experienced a powerful and far-reaching revival in modern Nepal, especially among the Newar Buddhist laity, many of whom are reorganizing their lives according to its precepts, practices and ideals. This book documents these far-reaching social and personal transformations and links them to political, economic and cultural shifts associated with late modernity, and especially neoliberal globalization. Nepal has changed radically over the last century, particularly since the introduction of liberal democracy and an open-market economy in 1990. The rise of lay vipassana meditation has also dramatically impacted the Buddhist landscape. Drawing on recently revived understandings of ethics as embodied practices of self-formation, the author argues that the Theravada turn is best understood as an ethical movement that offers practitioners ways of engaging, and models for living in, a rapidly changing world. The book takes readers into the Buddhist reform from the perspectives of its diverse practitioners, detailing devotees' ritual and meditative practices, their often conflicted relations to Vajrayana Buddhism and Newar civil society, their struggles over identity in a formerly Hindu nation-state, and the political, cultural, institutional and moral reorientations that becoming a "pure Buddhist"—as Theravada devotees understand themselves—entails. Based on more than 20 years of anthropological fieldwork, this book is an important contribution to scholarly debates over modern Buddhism, ethical practices, and the anthropology of religion. It is of interest to students and scholars of Asian Religion, Anthropology, Buddhism and Philosophy.

Popular Buddhist Texts from Nepal

Author : Todd T. Lewis
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791492435
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Popular Buddhist Texts from Nepal written by Todd T. Lewis and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2000-09-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates how popular ritual texts and story narratives have shaped the religious life and culture of the only surviving South Asian Mahayana Buddhist society, the Newars of Kathmandu. It begins with an account of the Newar Buddhist community's history and its place within the religious environment of Nepal and proceeds to build around five popular translations, several of which were known across Asia: the Srngabheri Avadana, the Simhalasarthabahu Avadana, the Tara, the Mahakala Vratas, and the Pancaraksa. Lewis documents how the respective texts have been domesticated in Nepal's art and architecture, healing traditions, and rituals. He shows how they provide paradigmatic case studies that transcend the Nepalese context, illustrating universal practices or issues in all Buddhist communities, such as gender relations and stupa veneration, the role of merchants, ethnicity, violence, devotions to celestial bodhisattvas by kings and women, and the role of mantra recitations and healing rituals in the lives of Buddhists.

Buddhist Art

Author : Charles F. Chicarelli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Buddhist Art written by Charles F. Chicarelli and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 150 color photographs from temples, museums, historical sites, and private collections enhance this attractive survey of the Buddhist art of India, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Nepal, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It presents the life story and teachings of Sakyamuni Buddha, founder of Buddhism, as shown in paintings, sculptures, and other works of art, and explores the major schools of Buddhism--Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana, Zen--and the styles and characteristics of the Buddhas, bodhisattvas, deities, and other images seen in their art. Everyone interested in Buddhist art and its enduring significance will find this volume a useful reference for the study and appreciation of the various gestures, poses, and artistic elements seen in Buddhist art though the ages.

Sketches from Nipal

Author : Henry Ambrose Oldfield
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
ISBN 13 : 9788120619586
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Sketches from Nipal written by Henry Ambrose Oldfield and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 2005 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Anecdotes Of The Court Life And Wild Sports Of The Country In The Maharaja Jang Bahadur Who Which Added An Essay On Nepalese Buildings, Illustrations Or Religion, Monuments, Architecture And Scenery.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Buddhist Wisdom

Author : Gill Farrer-Halls
Publisher : Quest Books
ISBN 13 : 9780835607865
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Buddhist Wisdom written by Gill Farrer-Halls and published by Quest Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides background information on Buddha and the Four Noble Truths, and describes meditation and Buddhist principles of the Theraveda, Zen, and Tibetan traditions.

Receptacle of the Sacred

Author : Jinah Kim
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520273869
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Receptacle of the Sacred written by Jinah Kim and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In considering medieval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation, Receptacle of the Sacred explores how and why the South Asian Buddhist book-cult has survived for almost two millennia to the present. A book “manuscript” should be understood as a form of sacred space: a temple in microcosm, not only imbued with divine presence but also layered with the memories of many generations of users. Jinah Kim argues that illustrating a manuscript with Buddhist imagery not only empowered it as a three-dimensional sacred object, but also made it a suitable tool for the spiritual transformation of medieval Indian practitioners. Through a detailed historical analysis of Sanskrit colophons on patronage, production, and use of illustrated manuscripts, she suggests that while Buddhism’s disappearance in eastern India was a slow and gradual process, the Buddhist book-cult played an important role in sustaining its identity. In addition, by examining the physical traces left by later Nepalese users and the contemporary ritual use of the book in Nepal, Kim shows how human agency was critical in perpetuating and intensifying the potency of a manuscript as a sacred object throughout time.

Buddhist Art

Author : Gilles Béguin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789749863879
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (638 download)

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Download or read book Buddhist Art written by Gilles Béguin and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An historical and cultural journey through Buddhist art.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism

Author : Helen J. Baroni, Ph.D.
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780823922406
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism written by Helen J. Baroni, Ph.D. and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2002-01-15 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 1,700 alphabetically-arranged entries cover the beliefs, practices, significant movements, organizations, and personalities associated with Zen Buddhism.

Sensory Biographies

Author : Prof. Robert R. Desjarlais
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520936744
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Sensory Biographies written by Prof. Robert R. Desjarlais and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-03-03 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Desjarlais's graceful ethnography explores the life histories of two Yolmo elders, focusing on how particular sensory orientations and modalities have contributed to the making and the telling of their lives. These two are a woman in her late eighties known as Kisang Omu and a Buddhist priest in his mid-eighties known as Ghang Lama, members of an ethnically Tibetan Buddhist people whose ancestors have lived for three centuries or so along the upper ridges of the Yolmo Valley in north central Nepal. It was clear through their many conversations that both individuals perceived themselves as nearing death, and both were quite willing to share their thoughts about death and dying. The difference between the two was remarkable, however, in that Ghang Lama's life had been dominated by motifs of vision, whereas Kisang Omu's accounts of her life largely involved a "theatre of voices." Desjarlais offers a fresh and readable inquiry into how people's ways of sensing the world contribute to how they live and how they recollect their lives.

Buddhist Manuscripts

Author : Jens Braarvig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Buddhist Manuscripts written by Jens Braarvig and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nepal: Art Treasures from the Himalayas

Author : Ernst Waldschmidt
Publisher : New York : Universe Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Nepal: Art Treasures from the Himalayas written by Ernst Waldschmidt and published by New York : Universe Books. This book was released on 1970 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Man of Peace

Author : William Meyers
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1941312055
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book Man of Peace written by William Meyers and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why the "life story" of the Dalai Lama? It is a story of one man taking on an empire, calling for truth, peace, and justice for his Tibetan people. Here, in full color for the first time, people can come to know the whole drama of his lifelong struggle. Since the age of 15, the Dalai Lama has defended his people against one of the last great empires, the People’s Republic of China. Under its "dictatorship of the proletariat," China began to invade Tibet in 1950, decimating and then continually oppressing its people. Since colonialism cannot be practiced in our era of self-determined nations, China always maintains that the Tibetans are a type of Chinese, using propaganda and military power to crush Tibet’s unique culture and identity. Yet the Dalai Lama resists by using only the weapon of truth—along with resolute nonviolence—even worrying some of his own people by seeking dialogue and reconciliation based on his more realistic vision. The great 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet has become the first global Dalai Lama, a prominent transnational leader of all who want to make the dramatic changes actually necessary for life on earth to thrive for centuries to come. Considered the incarnation of the Buddhist savior Chenrezig or Avalokiteshvara—archangel of universal compassion—he is believed to appear in many forms, at many different times, whenever and wherever beings suffer. Representing the plight of his beloved Tibetan people to the world, he has also engaged with all people who suffer oppression and injustice, as recognized in 1989 by his being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Most importantly, the Dalai Lama walks his talk throughout these pages, as he has throughout his life, and he radiates a powerful hope that we can and will prevail. Man of Peace presents the inside story of his amazing life and vision, in the high tension of the military occupation of Tibet and the ongoing genocide of its people—a moving work of political and historical nonfiction brought to life in the graphic novel form—here for all to see.