Figments and Fragments of Mahayana Buddhism in India : : More Collected Papers / / Gregory Schopen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Schopen, Gregory,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the Buddhist Traditions
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (402 p.) :; illus.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments And Other Things --; Abbreviations --; Figments --; Chapter I. The Mahâyâna And The Middle Period In Indian Buddhism Through A Chinese Looking-Glass --; Chapter II.The Phrase Sa Pŗthivīpradeśaś Caityabhūto Bhavet In The Vajracchedikâ Notes On The Cult Of The Book In Mahāyāna --; Chapter III. The Bones Of A Buddha And The Business Of A Monk Conservative Monastic Values In An Early Mahāyāna Polemical Tract --; Chapter IV. On Sending The Monks Back To Their Books Cult And Conservatism In Early Mahāyāna Buddhism --; Chapter V. Sukhāvatī As A Generalized Religious Goal In Sanskrit Mahāyāna Sūtra Literature --; Chapter VI. The Generalization Of An Old Yogic Attainment In Medieval Mahāyāna Sūtra Literature Some Notes On Jāetismara --; Fragments --; Chapter VII. Mahāyāna In Indian Inscriptions --; Chapter VIII. The Inscription On The Ku Şān Image Of Amitâbha And The Character Of The Early Mahāyāna In India --; Chapter IX. The Ambiguity Of Avalokiteśvara And The Tentative Identifcation Of A Painted Scene From A Mahāyāna Sūtra At Ajaṇṭā --; Chapter X. A Verse From The Bhadracaripraṇidhāna In A Tenth-Century Inscription Found At Nālandā --; Chapter XI. The Text On The "Dhāraṇī Stones From Abhayagiriya" A Minor Contribution To The Study Of Mahoeyoena Literature In Ceylon --; Chapter XII. The Bodhigarbhālaṅkāralakṣa And Vimaloṣṇīṣa Dhāraṇīs In Indian Inscriptions Two Sources For The Practice Of Buddhism In Medieval India --; Chapter XIII. A Note On The "Technology Of Prayer" And A Reference To A "Revolving Bookcase" In An Eleventh-Century Indian Inscription --; Chapter XIV. Stūpa And Tīrtha Tibetan Mortuary Practices And An Unrecognized Form Of Burial Ad Sanctos At Buddhist Sites In India --; Index Of Archaeological Sites And Findspots For Inscriptions --; Index Of Texts --; Index Of Subjects --; About The Author
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780824874629; 9783110649772; 9783110564143; 9783110663259
• DOI: 10.1515/9780824874629
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Gregory Schopen.

In these articles, Gregory Schopen once again displays the erudition and originality that have contributed to a major shift in the way that Indian Buddhism is perceived, understood, and studied.