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OverviewSetting Out on the Great Way brings together different perspectives on the origins and early history of Mahāyāna Buddhism and delves into selected aspects of its formative period. As the variety of the religion which conquered East Asia and also provided the matrix for the later development of Buddhist Tantra or Vajrayāna, Mahāyāna is regarded as one of the most significant forms of Buddhism, and its beginnings have long been the focus of intense scholarly attention and debate. The essays in this volume address the latest findings in the field, including contributions by younger researchers vigorously critiquing the reappraisal of the Mahāyāna carried out by scholars in the last decades of the 20th century and the different understanding of the movement which they produced. As the study of Buddhism as a whole reorients itself to embrace new methods and paradigms, while at the same time coming to terms with exciting new manuscript discoveries, our picture of the Mahāyāna continues to change. This volume presents the latest developments in this ongoing re-evaluation of one of Buddhism’s most important historical expressions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul HarrisonPublisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd Imprint: Equinox Publishing Ltd ISBN: 9781781798539ISBN 10: 1781798532 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 21 June 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Sara Boin-Webb, Translator of Buddhist Texts (1937-2008) Russell Webb 2. Early Mahayana: Laying Out the Field Paul Harrison 3. How the Unborn was Born: The Riddle of Mahayana Origins Peter Skilling, Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient, Bangkok 4. The Forest Hypothesis David Drewes, University of Manitoba 5. Recruitment and Retention in Early Bodhisattva Sodalities Daniel Boucher, Cornell University 6. Abhidharma in Early Mahayana Johannes Bronkhorst, University of Lausanne 7. The Concept of `Remodelling the World' Shizuka Sasaki, Hanazono University 8. Altered States and the Origins of the Mahayana Douglas Osto, Massey University 9. Early Mahayana in Gandhara: New Evidence from the Bajaur Mahayana Sutra Ingo Strauch, University of Lausanne 10. Looking for Mahayana Bodhisattvas: A Reflection on Visual Evidence in Early Indian Buddhism Juhyung Rhi,Seoul National UniversityReviewsThe collection is, rather obviously, an important overview of the topic, one that all scholars working on Indian Buddhism, and not just on the specific question of Mahayana origins, would do well to familiarize themselves with. As important as this work is for the field of Buddhist studies, it also provides a critical reflection on the current working conceptions of the field of religious studies. Reading Religion The collection Setting out on the Great Way: Essays on Early Mahayana Buddhism, a memorial to the important contributions of Sarah Webb-Boin to the field of Buddhist studies, brings together not simply important critiques of the established views, but also new perspectives and new areas of inquiry. The collection demonstrates that there is more to be learned about the early history of Mahayana than the established theories had indicated. --Richard K. Payne, Reading Religion The collection is, rather obviously, an important overview of the topic, one that all scholars working on Indian Buddhism, and not just on the specific question of Mahāyāna origins, would do well to familiarize themselves with. As important as this work is for the field of Buddhist studies, it also provides a critical reflection on the current working conceptions of the field of religious studies. Reading Religion Author InformationPaul Harrison is the George Edwin Burnell Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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