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Faith, Generosity, Knowledge and the Buddhist Gift: Moral Discourses on Chinese Patronage of Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries

, 2015
Chinese imperial patronage of Tibetan Buddhism has a long history. However, in recent years, increasing numbers of private Chinese individuals have been making gifts to Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and monks.
Jane Caple, Caple, Jane, Caple, Jane Eluned   +2 more
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Surveying a Sacred Landscape: First Steps to a Holistic Documentation of Buddhist Architecture in Dolpo

Heritage
Dolpo is a culturally Tibetan region in the inaccessible parts of the Himalayas, where Buddhist and Bon traditions coexist to this day. Due to their religious significance, the temples and monasteries of Dolpo reflect the historical connection to the ...
Carmen Elisabeth Auer
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From Marginalization to Localization: Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhism’s Adaptive Strategies in Theravāda Myanmar

Religions
Tension between the Mahāyāna and Theravāda Buddhist schools has persisted since early Buddhist times and remains a complex issue. However, recent decades have seen growing joint religious activities and cultural exchanges between followers of these ...
Tzu-Lung Chiu
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A pure mind in a clean body : bodily care in the Buddhist monasteries of ancient India and China

, 2012
Buddhist monasteries, in both Ancient India and China, have played a crucial social role, for religious as well as for lay people. They rightfully attract the attention of many scholars, discussing historical backgrounds, institutional networks, or ...
Ann Heirman, Torck, Mathieu, Heirman, Ann, Mathieu Torck   +3 more
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“Buddhist-Christian Style”: The Collaboration of Prip-Møller and Reichelt—From Longchang Si to Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre

Religions
Buddhist architecture plays a crucial role in traditional Chinese architecture, representing the localized adaptation of Buddhism, a foreign religion, in China.
Weiqiao Wang, Yan Liu
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Temporal and spatial features of the palace building space of Qinghai's Kumbum Monastery and its evolution. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2022
Zhang J, Ren Y, An X.
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Early Buddhist rock-cut monasteries of the Western Ghats: Caves and Sculptures

, 2017
<p>csv files containing basic information on early Buddhist rock-cut monasteries in the Western Ghats and Konkan coast regions of India. Only the caves cut between second century BCE and the early fifth century CE are included: from the ...
Gethin Rees, Rees, Gethin
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Chotima Chaturawong, The Architecture of Mon Buddhist Monasteries in Lower Burma, 2011

, 2012
Pichard Pierre. Chotima Chaturawong, The Architecture of Mon Buddhist Monasteries in Lower Burma, 2011. In: Aséanie 29, 2012. pp.
Pichard, Pierre
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Buddhism in the Economic History of China: Land, Taxes and Monasteries [PDF]

, 2011
This paper examines the economic aspects of Buddhist monasteries in Chinese history in chronological order. The focus is on the problems related to land and taxes, which were crucial factors for the economic situation of monasteries and sensitive issues ...
He, Yongshan
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In the Quiet of the Monastery: Buddhist Controversies over Quietism

, 2010
The Christian notion of 'Quietism' has sometimes been used in the West to criticize Buddhism. Within Buddhism itself (in particular Chan or Zen), a similar criticism has prevailed at times. This essay examines the history of such controversies.
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