Buddhist Monasteries of South Asia and China
author: Sanjay Garg
edition: 2019, Manohar Publishers and Distributors
pages: 403
ISBN-10: 9350981602
ISBN-13: 9789350981603
Topic: History
Chapter 7 - The Buddhist Sacred Establishments of
This chapter describes The Buddhist Sacred Establishments of by Rafiullah Khan located on page 127 in the book Buddhist Monasteries of South Asia and China compiled by Sanjay Garg. This book comprises 18 papers that were presented by leading archaeologists and art historians from South Asia and China at an international conference on ‘Buddhist Monasteries in South Asia and China’ organized by the Society for Buddhist Art and Archaeology (SBAA) in New Delhi in December 2015.
Buddhism binds the two most populated regions of the world-South Asia and China. This volume aims to provide fresh insights and information on new sites and place them along with the earlier known ones in a wider cultural landscape. This paper is named: The Buddhist Sacred Establishments of—Gandhara vis-à-vis Contemporary Socio-cultural System: An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective from Muslim Swat and was originally published by Rafiullah Khan.
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Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain [by Chirantani Das]
A look in Sarnath’s origin and existence reveals that it was an important Buddhist monastic site central to Buddhism and sacred to the Buddhist people. However, Sarnath’s sole character was essentially that of a religious site. It was certainly chosen by the Buddha for his first sermon because it was situated so close to Varanasi. It could yield all the material needs and a probable clientele to Buddhism....
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Stupas in Orissa (Study) [by Meenakshi Chauley]
This important Buddhist establishment is mentioned on several occasions in the Buddhist literature and is further substantiated by the large number archaeological remains unearthed during the excavation, especially the presence of numerous Stupas and Votive Stupas (Mitra 1981)....
Read full contents: History and Archaeology of Stupas and Votive Stupas in Orissa
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology [by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri]
Apart from the Mahacaitya, the other Buddhist monuments of the valley are viharas like Dharani vihara, Kumaranandi vihara, Bahushrutiya vihara and Mahishashaka vihara, hill monastery, apsidal shrines and a caitya hall containing a small stupa. In addition to the Buddhist establishment some Hindu establishments like Ashtabhujasvami temple, Karttikeya temple, Saravadeva temple and Pushpabhadra svami temple are mention worthy....
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[Buddhist Monasteries of South Asia and China: index]
[Foreword by R.C. Agrawal]
[Introduction by Sanjay Garg]