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Buddhist Vihāras in Early Medieval Bengal: Organizational Development and Historical Context
Author Furui, Ryosuke (著)
Source Buddhism, Law & Society
Volumev.7
Date2023
Pages99 - 142
PublisherUniversity at Buffalo; William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
Publisher Url https://www.law.buffalo.edu/
LocationBuffalo, NY, US [水牛城, 紐約州, 美國]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
KeywordBengal; early medieval; inscriptions; vihāra; landholdings
AbstractFrom the first epigraphic references in the early sixth century, the Buddhist vihāras in Bengal emerged as institutions with extensive landholdings, crucially depending on patronage from temporal powers. In the seventh and eighth centuries, they accumulated more landholdings as widely scattered land plots, a process facilitated by the growth of sub-regional kingships with several layers of rulers and the emergence of stratified land relations engendering tenurial rights. Vihāras also underwent an organizational development that was required for the management of large landholdings. In the ninth and tenth centuries, Buddhist vihāras flourished under regional kingships establishing ever stronger territorial control. The royal patronage conferred on them access to extensive resources and powers in the donated tracts, but also opened a door to political interference and made them a focus of power struggles between kings and their subordinate rulers. The accounts of the Chinese monk Yijing on the practices followed at vihāras in eastern India in the late seventh century complement the picture that can be sketched from the epigraphic sources, with more information on management of landholdings and administration.
Table of contentsAbstract & Keywords 99
1. Introduction 100
2. Emergence of Buddhist Vihāras as Solidly Implanted Institutions: The Sixth Century 103
3. Development in Material Base and Organization: The Seventh and Eighth Centuries 112
4. Buddhist Vihāras under the Regional Kingships: The Ninth and Tenth Centuries 120
5. Continued Patronage: From the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Century 127
6. Management of Buddhist Vihāras and Vinaya: Accounts of Yijing 128
7. Concluding Remarks 134
Acknowledgements 136
Bibliography 136
ISSN24759260 (P); 24759279 (E)
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Created date2024.02.29
Modified date2024.05.21



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