Remaking Buddhism for medieval Nepal : the fifteenth-century reformation of Newar Buddhism /
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| Author / Creator: | Tuladhar-Douglas, Will, 1963- |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2006. |
| Description: | xiv, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge critical studies in Buddhism |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6216940 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Frequently used abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. A map of this book
- 1.2. Introduction to Nepalese Buddhism
- 1.3. Introducing the Gunakarandavyuha
- 1.3.1. Brief history
- 1.3.2. Summary of the contents
- 1.4. Previous studies
- 1.5. On the language of the GKV
- 1.5.1. Scribal error and linguistic shift
- 1.5.2. Expected scribal errors
- 1.5.3. NBS linguistic features
- 1.5.4. Grammatical account
- 1.6. Methodological questions
- 2. Form, genre and dating
- 2.1. Newar Buddhist Sanskrit literature
- 2.1.1. The framing narrative
- 2.1.2. Verse recensions
- 2.1.3. Emphasis on vratas
- 2.1.4. Meditation on the triratna
- 2.1.5. Stereotypical lists
- 2.1.6. Descriptions of the path
- 2.1.7. Dialogue style
- 2.1.8. The epithet Srighanah
- 2.1.9. Linguistic features
- 2.1.10. Summary: Garland text criteria and coherence
- 2.2. Evident sources of the GKV
- 2.2.1. Borrowing from the KV
- 2.2.2. Citations from the BCA
- 2.2.3. Citations from other sources
- 2.2.4. Tucci's verses
- 2.3. GKV and KV: A history of confusion
- 2.4. Dating the GKV
- 2.4.1. Hard data about manuscripts
- 2.4.2. Inconclusive arguments
- 2.4.3. Conclusions based on the development of the SvP
- 2.4.4. After the Garland texts: the rise of Nepal Bhasa
- 2.5. From a changing KV to a fixed GKV
- 3. Authority and Insecurity
- 3.1. Discussions of 'canon' to date
- 3.1.1. Closed and less closed canons
- 3.1.2. Canonicity as a social structure
- 3.1.3. Authority against canonicity
- 3.1.4. Braid
- 3.2. The mediaeval Nepalese case
- 3.2.1. Setting the scene
- 3.3. How the GKV wins authority
- 3.3.1. Ritual recommendations and ambiguous identity
- 3.3.2. Buddhavacana, past Buddhas and transcendence
- 3.3.3. Structure and authority
- 3.3.4. Depicting the double frame
- 3.3.5. Anonymity, lineage and skillful means
- 3.3.6. The recursive worth of promoting rituals
- 3.3.7. Was it successful?
- 3.3.8. By whom and for whom?
- 3.4. Refining the theory
- 3.4.1. Complicating Mayer's list
- 3.4.2. Complicating the notion of a canonical text
- 4. Historical considerations
- 4.1. Nepal as a place
- 4.1.1. Balancing the evidence
- 4.1.2. Clarifying terms
- 4.2. Nepal in Pala Buddhism
- 4.2.1. Nepal as a source of Pala Buddhism
- 4.2.2. Persistent features
- 4.3. Post-Pala Buddhism
- 4.3.1. The extent of Indic Buddhism
- 4.3.2. Political patronage after Pala
- 4.3.3. Nepal: 1050-1350
- 4.4. Nepalese Buddhism at the time of the Gunakarandavyuha
- 4.4.1. Looking for status after Jayasthiti
- 4.4.2. Celibacy or brahminical status?
- 4.4.3. How fared Buddhism?
- 4.4.4. On political authority in the Valley
- 4.5. Conclusions
- 5. Amoghapasa and the Posadha vrata
- 5.1. Sources
- 5.1.1. The Amoghapasasutra and its descendants
- 5.1.2. Minor Indian Amoghapasa texts
- 5.1.3. The Kriyasamuccaya
- 5.1.4. Nepalese Sanskrit sadhanas and ritual texts
- 5.1.5. Other Nepalese sources
- 5.1.6. Art historical evidence
- 5.2. Vratas
- 5.2.1. History
- 5.3. The History of Amoghapasa
- 5.3.1. Early spread
- 5.3.2. Revival in Kashmir and Tibet
- 5.3.3. Present disposition
- 5.3.4. Origins
- 5.4. Rituals
- 5.4.1. The Posadha vrata
- 5.4.2. Nepal
- 5.5. The Posadha vrata in the Garland literature
- 5.5.1. The project of the GKV
- 5.6. Karunamaya: Amoghapasa in Nepal
- 5.6.1. Vertical stratification
- 5.6.2. Horizontal complexities
- 5.7. Summary
- 6. Conclusion
- Primary sources used
- How the GKV Borrows the BCA
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Text
- Bibliography
- Index
