Johannes Bronkhorst (PhD Pune 1979, doctorate Leiden 1980) is professor emeritus at the University of Lausanne. He has published numerous research papers and books, including Greater Magadha (Brill, 2007) and Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism (Brill, 2011).
摘要
This is the first study to systematically confront the question how Brahmanism, which was geographically limited and under threat during the final centuries BCE, transformed itself and spread all over South and Southeast Asia. Brahmanism spread over this vast area without the support of an empire, without the help of conquering armies, and without the intermediary of religious missionaries. This phenomenon has no parallel in world history, yet shaped a major portion of the surface of the earth for a number of centuries. This book focuses on the formative period of this phenomenon, roughly between Alexander and the Guptas.
目次
Preliminary Material i - xviii Introduction 1 - 6 I Catastrophe and New Departures 7 - 108 II Brahmanism 109 - 240 III External Influence 241 - 403 IV Conclusions: How did the Brahmins Win? 404 - 412 Appendix I Brahmins and Śramaṇas 413 - 416 Appendix II Vedic and Para-Vedic Texts on the Śunaskarṇa Sacrifice 417 - 422 Appendix III Manu’s Final Chapter 423 - 428 Appendix IV Passages Dealing with Five-Nailed Animals 429 - 430 Appendix V Liberation, Enlightenment and Death 431 - 443 Appendix VI The Ṛgveda Prātiśākhya and its Śākhā 444 - 458 Appendix VII Did Patañjali Know Pāṇini’s Original Text? 459 - 464 Appendix VIII Why did Buddhism and Jainism Develop Differently in India 465 - 479 Appendix IX Bhāskara’s Acquaintance with Grammatical Literature 480 - 482 Appendix X Was there Buddhism in Gandhāra at the Time of Alexander? 483 - 489 References 490 - 564 Index 565 - 572
