Remaking Buddhism for medieval Nepal : the fifteenth-century reformation of Newar Buddhism /

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Author / Creator:Tuladhar-Douglas, Will, 1963-
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
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ISBN:0415359198 (hbk)
9780415359191 (hbk)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-230) and index.
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