RELIGION / Buddhism

Paper · Semantic Scholar

The revival of Buddhism in contemporary West Bengal demonstrates that religion persists not only as a system of belief but also as a dynamic cultural identity. This study aims to analyze the historical trajectory of the Buddhist revival and explain the sociocultural dynamics that sustain its cultural continuity in West Bengal. The study employs a qualitative approach using the historical method through library resea…

Reference · Wikidata

branch of Buddhism popular in East Asia and Vietnam that sees the goal of becoming a buddha through the bodhisattva path as being available to all and sees the state of the arhat as incomplete

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Mahāyāna is the largest branch of Buddhism, followed by Theravada. It is a broad group of Buddhist traditions, texts, philosophies, and practices that developed in various regions and Buddhist communities of ancient India. Mahāyāna Buddhism accepts the main scriptures and teachings of early Buddhism but also recognizes various scriptures that are not accepted by Theravāda Buddhism as canonical. Mahāyāna scriptures l…

Book · DOAB

Rewriting Buddhism is the first intellectual history of premodern Sri Lanka’s most culturally productive period. This era of reform (1157–1270) shaped the nature of Theravada Buddhism both in Sri Lanka and also Southeast Asia and even today continues to define monastic intellectual life in the region. Alastair Gornall argues that the long century’s literary productivity was not born of political stability, as is …

Full text · Open Library

In this dynamic series of lectures recorded in 1965 and 1969, Alan Watts joyfully takes us on an exploration of Buddhism, from its roots in India over 2,500 years ago to the explosion of interest in Zen and the Tibetan tradition in the West. These lectures have been transcribed and edited by the author's son, Mark Watts, who also provides an introduction that sets them in their historical context. This book then be…

Image · DPLA

2 p. l., 3-50 p. 15 cm