Himalaya calling : the origins of China and India / Tan Chung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chung, Tan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--History.

China.

India--History.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (405 p.)

Other Title:

Conference proceedings for 2014 Congress on Industrial Engineering, Machine Design and Automation (IEMDA 2014) and the 2nd Congress on Computer Science and Application (CCSA 2014).

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, New Jersey : World Century Publishing Corporation, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Himalaya Calling: The Origins of China and India will take the reader through a journey through the periods of time and places starting from the beginning of civilization from the Himalayas and extending into the Himalaya Sphere. The chapters in the book enable the reader to view the dynamics of China and India from the geo-civilizational paradigm of the Himalaya Sphere. Among the other new concepts introduced is a new understanding of the Buddhist tryst with China's developing process as a super-state and the interaction of the dynamics of ‘wandering ascetics’ from India and ‘householder’ in China. It conveys the message of two ‘civilization-states’ as akin to oases in the desert of modern ‘nation-states’ and advocates the Indian spiritual goal of ‘Vasudhaiva kutumbakam’ (the whole world is one single family) and the Chinese spiritual goal of ‘tianxia datong 天下大同’(grand harmony all-under-Heaven). The book is a must-read for all the leaders and policy makers of China and India. It is a culmination of decades of learning by the author who has lived in both the countries. The reader will begin to understand the shared origins of China and India and how the civilizations have been linked through the ages. The book is timely as it coincides with the commemoration of the diamond jubilee (50th anniversary) of the Panchsheel (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence) in 2014."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 The 'Himalaya Sphere' Lives in the Spirit of China and India; I. 'HIMALAYA SPHERE ' CANNOT BE MISSED; The Creation of Himalaya and Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau; Himalaya's Sphere of Influence; Rice culture; Wheat culture; Cotton culture; Hemp culture; Sericulture; Cattle-culture; Pig culture; The Immediate Ancestors of Humanity Born in the 'Himalaya Sphere'; The Incredible Sanxingdui Civilization; II. 'HIMALAYA SPHERE' HELPS TO CLARIFY IDENTITY CONFUSIONS; Sanxingdui and Harappa - New Vistas and Placement in History

'Himalaya Sphere' and 'Cinabhumi'Where is the 'Suvarnabhumi/Golden Land'?; 'Silk Road' and 'Silkworm Country'; Gradual Emergence of Indian and Chinese Identities; III. 'HIMALAYA SPHERE' MULTIPLYING CHINESE AND INDIAN SPECIFICITIES; Behaviours of the Four Great Civilization-Giving Rivers; India Dominated by the Himalaya-Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Ecology; Rivers Promote the Unification of China; IV. BOUNDARY-BLIND CIVILIZATIONS IN THE 'HIMALAYA SPHERE'; Mount Sumeru, Jambudvipa and 'Himalaya Sphere'; Goddess 'Uma' in the Chinese Legend; Other Legends Shared by China and India

VI. BOUNDARYLESS 'HIMALAYA SPHERE' BONDSAn Integral 'Himalaya Sphere' Cosmology; Tan Yun-shan's 'Zhong-Yin Zhenming /Chindia Motto'; The Vimalakirti Model of Chinese Intellectuals; VII. THE SPIRIT OF 'VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM'I N CHINESE CULTURE; Creation of 'Padmabhumi' that is the Scenic China; China Shone upon by the 'Bright Moon 'of Buddhadharma; Holistic Chinese Worldview - The Revelation from 'Laozi '; Culture of 'Wuhu Sihai ' - The Soul of 'Himalaya Sphere'; The Chindia Spirit of 'Zhen Shan Mei /Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram'; VIII. CONCLUSION

Chapter 2 Civilization Twins Grew Side by SideI. HOME-COMING FOR INDIAN 'WANDERING ASCETICS' IN CHINA; China Responded to Indian 'Dreamer' Dynamics; Affectionate Chinese Reception to Versatile Indian' Wandering Ascetics'; Chindia Joint-Venture - The Chinese Tripitakas ; Chinese Homes for Indian 'Wandering Ascetics'; II. BUILDERS OF THE CULTURAL SUPERSTRUCTURE OF 'HIMALAYA SPHERE'; The Trio of Architects of Vajrayana; Bodhidharma's Role in Integrating Two Buddhist Traditions; III. INDIAN 'TEMPLE CULTURE' BLOSSOMING IN CHINA; Chinese Palace Culture Unpopular Among the Masses

Buddhist Neighbourhood of Confucian CommunityBuddhist Temples for the 'Guo /State' of China; Metamorphosis of Sakyamuni into Sakyaraja in China; IV. BUDDHIST 'SUNYATA' GENERATING SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS IN CHINA; Austere Indian Lifestyle Enriching Chinese Food Culture; Tea Culture - The Jewel of 'Himalaya Sphere'; V. 'CONFUCIANISM' DESERVING A CHINDIA UNDERSTANDING; Indian Energy Infusion in Neo-Confucian Thinking; 'State-Minded and People-Sensitive 'Chinese Intellectuals; VI. INDIAN SPIRITUAL POWER ENERGIZING CHINA; Buddhism Empowering Harmony and Struggle Ethics in China

Converting China into 'Ahimsa' Pacifism

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 18, 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-938134-60-5

OCLC:

908071248