Quest of Buddhist paradigms : (in Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia, China and Japan) / Lokesh Chandra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lokesh Chandra, author.

Contributor:

International Academy of Indian Culture, publisher.

Rosengarten International Fund.

Series:

Śata-piṭaka series ; volume 663.

Śata-Piṭaka series ; volume 663

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism and culture--Asia.

Buddhism and culture.

Buddhism and culture--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

International relations.

Relations.

India--Relations--Asia.

India.

Asia--Relations--India.

Asia.

China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Physical Description:

219 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan, 2020.

Summary:

The book narrates the interwovenness of culture between India, Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia, China and Japan. It begins with Nepal with its history alive on the waysides and homes, its rich preservation of Buddhist sutras in Sanskrit, esp. the Tattvasangraha which lives in the Shingon denomination in Japan, in the icons of Alchi and in the grandeur of the Borobudur. The second chapter deals with Tibetan studies, edition of the Vinayavastu, the anachronism of Jesus Christ being in the Hemis monastery which was founded as late as the 17th century, the total destruction of Tibetan culture in a long letter of Prof. A.W. Macdonald, saving the Derge monastery and printery by seven encirclements of devotees under the supervision of Ven. Pewar Tulku at the risk of his life, and the Sven Hedin collection in Stockholm. The fourth chapter concerns Mongolian studies: Emperor Ch'ien-lung's edition of the Mongolian Kanjur, and dialogues with Prof. Rinchen on the total cultural genocide in Mongolia.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten International Fund.

ISBN:

9788194538738

8194538734

OCLC:

1224298820