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Buddhist Councils in a Time of Transition: Globalism, Modernity and the Preservation of Textual Traditions |
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Frasch, Tilman
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Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal
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| Volume | v.14 n.1 |
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| Date | 2013.05 |
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| Pages | 38 - 51 |
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| Publisher | Routledge |
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https://www.routledge.com/
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| Location | Abingdon, UK [阿賓登, 英國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | Global Method of Teaching; Buddhist Councils & Synods; Art & Literature; Transnationalism; Monks; Emigration & Immigration Social Aspects |
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| Abstract | This article looks at what is genuinely new in the Buddhist transnationalism of the modern period. It examines the history of Buddhist councils and synods from the early gatherings after the demise of the Buddha to the Buddhist World Council in the twentieth century. These often international events followed a role-model, defined by the first three councils, of creating and handing down an authoritative version of the Buddha's teachings (dhamma) while they could also lead to a ‘purification’ of the monks' order (sangha) if monks sticking to divergent textual traditions were expelled from the sangha. Despite their importance, however, councils have received rather little attention in scholarly literature. This article takes a fresh look at Buddhist synods with a focus on those convened since the mid-nineteenth century. It explores how the latter sought to comply with inherited forms and functions, while at the same time becoming innovative in order to adapt Buddhism to its modern environment. |
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| Table of contents | Introduction 38
Transnationalism and the Buddhist ecumene 39
Synods and Buddhist modernity 43
Conclusion 47
Acknowledgements 47
Notes 47
References 49
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| ISSN | 14639947 (P); 14767953 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1080/14639947.2013.785245 |
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| Hits | 198 |
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| Created date | 2013.07.29 |
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| Modified date | 2017.07.14 |
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