Buddhism across Asia is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and spread of Buddhism in Asia. It comprises a rich collection of articles written by leading experts in their fields. Together, the contributions provide an in-depth analysis of Buddhist history and transmission in Asia over a period of more than 2000 years.

2014年4月18日 · "Buddhism across Asia is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and spread of Buddhism in Asia. It comprises a rich collection of articles written by leading experts in their fields. Together, the contributions provide an in-depth analysis of Buddhist history and transmission in Asia over a period of more than 2000 years.

Networks of cross-cultural exchange served as channels for the movement of Buddhism across Asia. Just as trade networks facilitate long-distance economic transactions, religious networks contribute to the mobility of beliefs and practices, as well as dynamic processes of migration, conversion, pilgrimage, and monastic expansion.

2014年4月2日 · “Buddhism across Asia is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and spread of Buddhism in Asia. It comprises a rich collection of articles written by leading experts in their fields. Together, the contributions provide an in-depth analysis of Buddhist history and transmission in Asia over a period of more than 2000 years.

2014年4月2日 · Together, the contributions provide an in-depth analysis of Buddhist history and transmission in Asia over a period of more than 2000 years. Aspects examined include material culture, politics,...

The Buddha’s teachings spread peacefully across the Indian subcontinent, and from there far and wide throughout Asia. Whenever it reached a new culture, the Buddhist methods and styles were freely modified to fit the local mentality, without compromising the essential points of …

Rejecting the concept of a reified monolithic and timeless ‘Buddhism’, this publication reflects the entangled ‘dynamic and multi-dimensional’ history of Buddhism in Asia over extended periods of ‘integration’, ‘development of multiple centres’, and ‘European expansion’, which shaped the religion’s regional and trans ...

In this article, I will focus on the events that led to the spread of Buddhism in Southeast Asia in the 1st millennium AD and how different forms of Buddhism, such as Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana Buddhism, emerged and influenced the region.

2014年2月4日 · Buddhism across Asia is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and spread of Buddhism in Asia. It comprises a rich collection of articles written by leading experts in their fields. Together, the contributions provide an in-depth analysis of Buddhist history and transmission in Asia over a period of more than 2000 years.