
The Spread of Buddhism
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 23. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
484 pages
978-90-04-22675-3 (ISBN)
Description
In no region of the world Buddhism can be seen as a unified doctrinal system. It rather consists of a multitude of different ideas, practices and behaviours. Geographical, social, political, economic, philosophical, religious, and also linguistic factors all played their role in its development and spread, but this role was different from region to region. Based on up-to-date research, this book aims at unraveling the complex factors that shaped the presence of particular forms of Buddhism in the regions to the north and the east of India. The result is a fascinating view on the mechanisms that allowed or hampered the presence of (certain aspects of) Buddhism in regions such as Central Asia, China, Tibet, Mongolia, or Korea.
Originally published in hardcover.
Originally published in hardcover.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Advanced students, everybody with an academic interest in Buddhism, religious studies, comparative religion, cross-cultural communication and cultural studies.
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
689 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-22675-3 (9789004226753)
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Ann Heirman | Stephan Peter Bumbacher
The Spread of Buddhism
Software
07/2007
Brill
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Ann Heirman | Stephan Peter Bumbacher
The Spread of Buddhism
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05/2007
Brill
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Persons
Ann Heirman, Ph.D. (1998) in Oriental Languages and Cultures, is Professor of Chinese Language and Culture at Ghent University, Belgium. She has published extensively on Chinese Buddhist monasticism including Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya (2002).
Stephan Peter Bumbacher, Dr. phil. (1996) teaches sinology and religious studies at the universities of Tuebingen and Zuerich. He is author of The fragments of the 'Daoxue zhuan' (2000) and articles on Chinese Buddhism, Daoism, and religious studies.
Stephan Peter Bumbacher, Dr. phil. (1996) teaches sinology and religious studies at the universities of Tuebingen and Zuerich. He is author of The fragments of the 'Daoxue zhuan' (2000) and articles on Chinese Buddhism, Daoism, and religious studies.