Buddhas and Ancestors
Title | Buddhas and Ancestors PDF eBook |
Author | Juhn Y. Ahn |
Publisher | University of Washington Press |
Pages | 261 |
Release | 2018-06-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0295743409 |
Two issues central to the transition from the Koryo to the Choson dynasty in fourteenth-century Korea were social differences in ruling elites and the decline of Buddhism, which had been the state religion. In this revisionist history, Juhn Ahn challenges the long-accepted Confucian critique that Buddhism had become so powerful and corrupt that the state had to suppress it. When newly rising elites (many with strong ties to the Mongols) used lavish donations to Buddhist institutions to enhance their status, older elites defended their own adherence to this time-honored system by arguing that their donations were linked to virtue. This emphasis on virtue and the consequent separation of religion from wealth facilitated the Confucianization of Korea and the relegation of Buddhism to the margins of public authority during the Choson dynasty.
Buddhas & Ancestors
Title | Buddhas & Ancestors PDF eBook |
Author | Juhn Young Ahn |
Publisher | Korean Studies of the Henry M. |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780295743387 |
"Two issues central to the transition from the Koryo to the Choson dynasty in fourteenth-century Korea were social differences in ruling elites and the decline of Buddhism, which had been the state religion. In this revisionist history, Juhn Ahn challenges the long-accepted Confucian critique that Buddhism had become so powerful and corrupt that the state had to suppress it, finding instead that the separation of religion from wealth facilitated the Confucianization of Korea and the relegation of Buddhism to the margins of public authority."--Provided by publisher.
From Stone to Flesh
Title | From Stone to Flesh PDF eBook |
Author | Donald S. Lopez |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2013-04-12 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0226493210 |
We have come to admire Buddhism for being profound but accessible, as much a lifestyle as a religion. The credit for creating Buddhism goes to the Buddha, a figure widely respected across the Western world for his philosophical insight, his teachings of nonviolence, and his practice of meditation. But who was this Buddha, and how did he become the Buddha we know and love today? Leading historian of Buddhism Donald S. Lopez Jr. tells the story of how various idols carved in stone—variously named Beddou, Codam, Xaca, and Fo—became the man of flesh and blood that we know simply as the Buddha. He reveals that the positive view of the Buddha in Europe and America is rather recent, originating a little more than a hundred and fifty years ago. For centuries, the Buddha was condemned by Western writers as the most dangerous idol of the Orient. He was a demon, the murderer of his mother, a purveyor of idolatry. Lopez provides an engaging history of depictions of the Buddha from classical accounts and medieval stories to the testimonies of European travelers, diplomats, soldiers, and missionaries. He shows that centuries of hostility toward the Buddha changed dramatically in the nineteenth century, when the teachings of the Buddha, having disappeared from India by the fourteenth century, were read by European scholars newly proficient in Asian languages. At the same time, the traditional view of the Buddha persisted in Asia, where he was revered as much for his supernatural powers as for his philosophical insights. From Stone to Flesh follows the twists and turns of these Eastern and Western notions of the Buddha, leading finally to his triumph as the founder of a world religion.
Buddhas & Ancestors
Title | Buddhas & Ancestors PDF eBook |
Author | Juhn Young Ahn |
Publisher | Korean Studies of the Henry M. |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780295743394 |
"Two issues central to the transition from the Koryo to the Choson dynasty in fourteenth-century Korea were social differences in ruling elites and the decline of Buddhism, which had been the state religion. In this revisionist history, Juhn Ahn challenges the long-accepted Confucian critique that Buddhism had become so powerful and corrupt that the state had to suppress it, finding instead that the separation of religion from wealth facilitated the Confucianization of Korea and the relegation of Buddhism to the margins of public authority."--Provided by publisher.
The Life of Buddha as Legend and History
Title | The Life of Buddha as Legend and History PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Joseph Thomas |
Publisher | Asian Educational Services |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9788120609792 |
GAUTAMA BUDDHA - BIOGRAPHY, CHRISTIANTY & OTHER RELIGIONS, BUDDHISM
The Life of Buddha as Legend and History
Title | The Life of Buddha as Legend and History PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Joseph Thomas |
Publisher | |
Pages | 118 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Buddha (The concept) |
ISBN |
A fascinating and authoritative account of all that is known of the life of the great teacher.
The Life of the Buddha and the Early History of His Order
Title | The Life of the Buddha and the Early History of His Order PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 1885 |
Genre | Buddhism |
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