Buddhist Monasteries and Monastic Life in Ancient India: From the Third Century BC to the Seventh Century AD
Daswani, Rekha
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PRODUCT DETAILS
Book ID : 31292
ISBN-10 : 81-7742-067-4 / 8177420674
ISBN-13 : 978-81-7742-067-8 / 9788177420678
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2006
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
xvi, 325p., Abb., Bib., Index, 23 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- Historical and Ideological Background of Sramanism and Early Development of Monasticism; Buddhist Sects-Background and Post Asokan Developments; Life in the Monasteries; Monasteries as Centres of Learning; Monasteries and the Social Context; Existing Monastic Remains: Form and Structure.
DESCRIPTION
This book provides an authoritative and critical account of Buddhist monasteries and monastic life in India spanning the period 3rd century BC to 7th Century AD. Within a broad framework enconpassing the growth and eventual decline of the monasteries, it trains its focus on their place as centres of education, scholarship and intellectual ferment, contributing to the traditions of free and logical thinking. All this is covered in the context of the historical and ideological development of monasticism and the growth of the Buddhist sects.
