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Rebuilding the Navel of the Earth: Buddhist Pilgrimage and Transnational Religious Networks
Author Geary, David (著)
Source Modern Asian Studies
Volumev.48 n.3
Date2014.05
Pages645 - 692
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publisher Url http://www.journals.cambridge.org
LocationNew York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
NoteAuthor Affiliation: University of British, Canada.
AbstractCentral to the modern rebirth of Bodh Gaya as the place of Buddha's enlightenment is the growing influence of Buddhist missionaries and transnational religious networks on this pilgrimage landscape in North India. Although this process began in the late nineteenth century, it was not until after India's independence that Buddhism became an integral part of the nation-building project and a key site of post-colonial diplomacy with neighbouring Asian countries. Symbolic of these international and diplomatic ties are the increasing numbers of foreign Buddhist monasteries and temples that have acquired land around Bodh Gaya. This paper seeks to document the historical and transnational religious processes that support the growing globalization of Bodh Gaya and to survey the institutional means through which monasteries have elevated the Buddhist memory of the site. In tracing these different national and regional networks of Buddhism, I argue that there is an underlying tension between Buddhist culture anchored in the national polity and the forces of globalization and religious experience that seek to transcend it.
Table of contentsAbstract 645
Introduction 646
The navel of the earth: pilgrimage to the seat of enlightenment 649
Southeast Asia 653
Tibetan refugees and the Himalayan region 660
East Asia 671
South Asia 679
Conclusion 689
ISSN0026749X (P); 14698099 (E)
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Created date2023.12.26
Modified date2023.12.26



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