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Rebuilding the Navel of the Earth: Buddhist Pilgrimage and Transnational Religious Networks |
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Author |
Geary, David (著)
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Source |
Modern Asian Studies
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Volume | v.48 n.3 |
Date | 2014.05 |
Pages | 645 - 692 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
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http://www.journals.cambridge.org
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Location | New York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國] |
Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
Language | 英文=English |
Note | Author Affiliation: University of British, Canada. |
Abstract | Central 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 contents | Abstract 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 |
ISSN | 0026749X (P); 14698099 (E) |
Hits | 67 |
Created date | 2023.12.26 |
Modified date | 2023.12.26 |
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