In the monastic literary corpus there are many examples of the advantages of monastic life. Diverse items of Indian origin with Buddhist features were also found in mainland and peninsular Southeast Asian regions such as precious stones and glass beads, inscribed carnelian and terracotta seals, ivory objects and pottery. Kingdoms in the southeast coast of the Indian Subcontinent had established trade, cultural and political relations with Southeast Asian kingdoms in Burma, Bhutan, Sri Lanka,Thailand, Indonesia, Malay Peninsula . 381p. 1-22 Hamilton Asia DS528.5 .M93 1999, Pranke, Patrick (1995), On becoming a Buddhist wizard, In: Lopez, Donald S., ed. ; New York: Cambridge UP, 1988. Yangon: Universities Historical Research Centre, 1996. 14-30 Hamilton Asia Folio GE42 .T69 1998, Gombrich, Richard F. (1989), Buddhist cultic life in Southeast Asia, In: Kitagawa, Joseph Mitsuo; Cummings, Mark D., eds. London ; New York : Routledge Hamilton Asia BL1215.N34 G67 2001, Gunawardana, R.A.L.H. 2001 151-187 Hamilton Asia DS523.4.C45 C45 2001, Pracha Hutanuwatra; Sulak Sivaraksa (1991), Aids and impediments to the realization of humanity according to Buddhism, In: The human being: perspectives from different spiritual traditions. In Religion, Law, and Tradition: Comparative Studies in Religious Law, edited by Andrew Huxley, pp. 393p. of Religious Affairs, Hamilton Asia BQ6160.B93 S37 1986, Sao Htun Hmat Win (1985), Basic principles of Burmese buddhism /Rangoon, Burma : Dept. Contribution of Buddhism to world civilization and culture. Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia: Places of Practice. India was experiencing new growth and had close contacts with Persia and Bactria, Central Asia, and locales even further. In Tibet and elsewhere, for example, monasteries received regular payments from profits and percentages of commodities produced or sold. The first was the stupa, a significant object in Buddhist art and architecture. The list of ten points includes rather trivial matters, and it is probable that these were in themselves indicators of larger issues. 19-38 Hamilton Asia NK8877 .T72 1994, Lester, Robert C. (1973), Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press Hamilton BQ408 .L47 1973. Royal and wealthy lay political support is evident throughout Buddhist history. For instance, Buddhist monasteries started to set up along the developing trade routes, such as the road that was connecting, Moreover, these commercials exchanges contributed also to the improvement of the Buddhist monks situation. Mendelson, Sangha and State in Burma: A Study of Monastic Sectarianism and Leadership, ed. The vast majority of the citizens of Myanmar, a nation in southeast Asia, are Theravada Buddhists. The Buddhist monastic lifestyle grew out of the lifestyle of earlier sects . Hamilton Asia DS561 .A258World Archaeology (London) Hamilton Main CC1. Nha Long (1990), The Khmer Buddhist calendar, Vietnamese Studies (Hanoi) no.27 79-80, Sahai, Sachchidanand (1997), The royal consecration (abhiseka) in ancient Cambodia, South East Asian Review (Bihar, India) 22, nos.1-2 (Jan-Dec) 1-10, Sarin, San (1998) Buddhism transformed: religious practices and institutional interplay in Cambodia, Indian Journal of Buddhist Studies (Varanasi) 10: 116-140, Thakur, Vijay Kumar (1983), From Mahayana to Hinayana: a study in Cambodian Buddhism, Journal of the Oriental Institute (Baroda) 33, nos.1-2 (Sep-Dec) 123-131. Buddhism originated as a renunciant tradition, practiced by ascetics who had departed from lay life. From 1414 to 1428 Buddhism in Vietnam was persecuted by the Chinese, who had again conquered the country. 115-144 Hamilton Asia DS 527.9 .C66 1995, Fraser-Lu, Sylvia (2001), Splendour in wood : the Buddhist monasteries of Burma / Trumbull, CT : Weatherhill, Hamilton Asia NA6012 .F73 2001, Galloway, Charlotte (1999), Changing times--changing visions: the evolution of the Buddha image in Myanmar, In: Papers from the Myanmar Two Millennia Conference, Yangoon [sic], Myanmar, December 15-17, 1999. The monastic discipline of the Buddhist clergy varies widely in the different parts of the Buddhist world. After the fall of the Mauryas, Buddhism continued to develop with government support from central Asian kingdoms. Fruits of inspiration: studies in honour of Prof. J.G. 304p. In South and Southeast Asia, Buddhist monks were and still are teachers to the peoplenot only in religious matters but also in the realm of basic educationparticularly in Myanmar. The transformative power of cloth in Southeast Asia. Three surviving Vinaya traditions today govern monastic life in different regions and lineages- the Theravada in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka, the Dharmaguptaka in East Asia, and the Mulasarvastivada in Tibet and the Himalayan region. 139-172 Hamilton Asia BQ6343.B67 B37, Woodward, Hiram W., Jr. (1982), Barabudur as a stupa,In: Gomez, Luis; Woodward, Hiram W. Jr., eds. (1990), Buddhist devotionalism in Burma, In: Kuppuram, G.; Kumudamani, K., eds. Within the Cite this article tool, pick a style to see how all available information looks when formatted according to that style. Even more elaborate in its ceremonies is Vajrayana (Tantric or Esoteric) Buddhism, which under the name Zhenyan (True Word) thrived in 8th-century Tang-dynasty China and under the name Shingon (the Japanese pronunciation of Zhenyan) was taken to Mount Kya in Japan by Kkai (c. 774835). 268p. v.2, 299-303 Hamilton Asia DS528.5 .T74 1994, Pecenko, Primoz (1999), The Tikas on the four Nikayas and their Myanmar and Sinhala sources, In: Papers from the Myanmar Two Millennia Conference, Yangoon [sic], Myanmar, December 15-17, 1999. Fruits of inspiration: studies in honour of Prof. J.G. 253p. Buddhism in Ceylon and studies on religious syncretism in Buddhist countries: report on a symposium in Gottingen. 2v. Buddhism was also introduced at about this time in Sumatra, and by the 7th century the king of Srivijaya on the island of Sumatra was a Buddhist. Aforementioned examples could help to see how the active trade networks and the increase of the monastic system in the Indian Subcontinent permitted both the expansion of Buddhism towards the east, and also reinforced the cultural interactions between the people living along the Silk Roads. Some of the most renowned Buddhist monasteries in history were built in the Gupta period. However, the country has never officially recognized the monastic ordination of women, and bhikkhunis do not generally enjoy the same level of societal acceptance as their male counterparts. These Buddhist wandering mendicants practiced firm renunciation of worldly concerns. Some monks managed their own finances, and in some places a special lay office was established at monasteries to handle donations and finances for monks. Encyclopedia of Religion. Chinese monasteries interacted closely with government and influenced legal guidelines in politics, business, and lay life. 366p. Chinese beliefs and practices in Southeast Asia: studies on the Chinese religion in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Rules concerning distance from lay settlements, for example, had to be interpreted and implemented differently depending on whether tropical, moderate, or (as in the case of Tibet and Mongolia) subarctic climatic conditions prevailed. About a dozen orders are repudiated as heretical and are accused of using religious pretexts to indulge in antisocial behaviour. | Find, read . New York: Macmillan; London: Collier Macmillan, 1989. de Casparis. The Spread of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia through the Trade Routes Stupas and Statue of Buddha at Borobudur Temple, Yogjakarta Indonesia Amnat Phutthamrong / Shutterstock.com Religious movements and religions have had an important role on the history of the Silk Roads. After Buddha's death in the fourth century bce, his disciples held a meeting at Rjagha, which is historically regarded as the First Council. 2v. Wealthy persons often willed their properties to monasteries or individual monks further increasing monastic holdings. Starting shortly after the beginning of the Common Era, in the Later Han Dynasty, monasteries developed to become an essential part of Chinese society. Two late 20th-century Buddhist groups, Santi Asoke (founded 1975) and Dhammakaya, are especially interesting. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. The number of vows nuns must keep is larger than that for men, and there are specific rules that establish the subordinate status of nuns. 308p. The path of meditation leads positively toward the intuitive understanding of momentariness, the condition of existenceor, to state it negatively, toward the total rejection of all notions of permanence. There appears to be a high degree of monastic involvement with lay society, and the provision of special amenities for monks who prefer a strictly contemplative life, as in Sri Lanka and Thailand, has been well defined in practice. 2019Encyclopedia.com | All rights reserved. Zysk, Kenneth. The term Confucianism is derived from Confucius, the convention, Tantra The Buddhist heritage: papers delivered at the symposium of the same name convened at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, November 1985. Under the military regime of General Ne Win, established in 1962, reform and modernization were limited in all areas of national life, including religion. 322p. 161-169 Hamilton Asia BQ5400 .B84 1994, Chatsumarn Kabilsingh (1998), Buddhism and nature conservation, Bangkok, Thailand : Thammasat University Press, Hamilton Asia BQ4570 .N3 C43 1998, Christie, Anthony H. (1989), Buddhism in Southeast Asia: an anecdotal survey, In: Skorupski, Tadeusz, ed. Summary. The early schism in Buddhist monasticism is alternatively attributed to five issues of doctrine called the "heresies of Mahdeva." Toward an environmental ethic in Southeast Asia. 102-108 Hamilton Asia BQ266 .B834 1993, King, Winston L. (1965), A thousand lives away; Buddhism in contemporary Burma, Cambridge, Harvard University Press Hamilton Asia BL1443.2 .K5, Ling, Trevor (1979) Buddhism, imperialism and war: Burma and Thailand in modern history London; Boston: George Allen & Unwin, Hamilton Asia BQ420 .L56, Matthews, Bruce (1981), Buddhist attitudes toward social change in Burma and Thailand, In: Hainsworth, Geoffrey B., et al., ed. During the struggle between North and South Vietnam in the 1960s and early 70s, many Buddhists worked to achieve peace and reconciliation, though they met with little success; to protest the South Vietnamese regime of Ngo Dinh Diem, some Buddhist monks turned to self-immolation. 2v. The final chapter explores recent scientific interest in The Southeast Asian kingdom has some 40,000 Buddhist temples and almost 300,000 monks. In the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia, as in India, Buddhism gradually lost its hold during the first half of the 2nd millennium ce. Ethnic minoritiessuch as the Chin, Kachin, Karin, and Rohingyainclude significant populations of Christians and Muslims. History of Indian Buddhism: From the Origins to the aka Era. of plates. //]]>. Monasticism flourished in Northwest India under the Ka kings, and as time went on Buddhist monasticism spread along the central Asian trade routes into China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Tibet. Since the vows of the Buddhist monk in principle are not permanent, the theoretical emphasis on celibacy became academic in many parts of Asia. (Berkeley Buddhist studies series, 2.) In mainland Southeast Asia, which entertained intense contact with Sri Lanka, Theravada Buddhism was predominant and survived even after the arrival of Islam and Christianity in the region led to the conversion of the biggest part of maritime Southeast Asia. Monasteries also increased their wealth and political power. A Japanese pilgrim, Saich (767822), brought Tendai monasticism to Mount Hiei near Kyto, Japan, where it has flourished ever since. In mainland Southeast Asia, as in Sri Lanka, a Theravada reform movement emerged in the 11th century. In the other Theravada countries in Southeast Asia, Buddhism has had a much more difficult time. Self and biography: essays on the individual and society in Asia. (Religion, history, and culture.) In Tibet there were traditions of women pilgrims, ascetics, and even community leaders and teachers who were recognized by the community at large. Longmans, Green & co., ltd Hamilton BL1445.B95 A6, Aye Kyaw, U (1994), Religion and family law in Burma, In: Gartner, Uta; Lorenz, Jens, eds. 72-79 Hamilton Asia BZ 911210.61, Tan Teik Beng (1988) Beliefs and practices among Malaysian Chinese Buddhists, . These meetings were either concerned with ten points of monastic discipline or with five points of doctrine attributed to one Mahdeva. 1 (1995): 745. The preeminence of Theravada Buddhism continued throughout the area during the remainder of the premodern period. Indeed, in twentieth-century Amdo, Northeast Tibet (modern Gansu province), the greater Labrang Monastery community supported women's monasteries even without full ordination. It was in a government's best interest to support and be validated by these institutions, and many of the most famous monasteries were built during the major dynastic periods throughout Asia. 808-956-7203 (Circulation), Library Digital Collections Disclaimer and Copyright information, https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/sea, The House and the World: Architecture of Asia, equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. In China, women's ordination lineages were preserved intact. Building peace in the minds of men and women Expansion of Buddhism into Southeast Asia Since Buddhist monks used to travel with merchants, maritime trade relations between South and Southeast Asia played a major role for the expansion of Buddhism into the latter region. "How Buddhist Is Theravda Buddhist Law? Santi Asoke, a lay-oriented group that advocates stringent discipline, moral rectitude, and political reform, has been very much at odds with the established ecclesiastical hierarchy. 30-42 Hamilton Asia DS 527.9 .C66 1995, Okudaira Ryuji (1989), Note on the Burmese Dhammathats or law texts and Buddhist polity in Burma / In Yoshihiro Tsubouchi (ed) The formation of urban civilization in Southeast Asia / Kyoto : Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Hamilton Asia HT147.A785 F67 1989, 'On` So` (1972), Historical sites in Burma [Rangoon] Ministry of Union Culture, Govt. Other pasts: women, gender and history in early modern Southeast Asia. Phnom Penh: The Buddhist Institute, 1998. Under the communist regime that has ruled the reunited country since 1975, conditions have been difficult, but Buddhism has persisted. The new residences soon increased in size, quantity, and quality, thanks in part to continuing donations of buildings and land by the lay populations and political authorities. Buddhism in South-East Asia: a cultural survey. One of the flashpoints shaping the future of Buddhism is the place and progress of women in Theravada Buddhism, the dominant Vehicle in Southeast Asia. (1960), Buddhism and socialism in Japan and Burma, The Hague : Mouton Hamilton HX395.B8 T58, Tun, K.T. Monasteries and monks had other sources of income, depending on the wealth and circumstances of their support communities. Leiden: Brill, 1980. (1996), *Merit and blessing in mainland Southeast Asia in comparative perspective, New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Southeast Asia Studies, 263p Hamilton Asia GN635 .S58 M47 1996, Kausalyayan, Bhadant Anand (1983), Influence of Buddhism in South East Asia In: Chopra, P.N. 220p18-26 Hamilton Asia BZ 911210.61, Wayman, Alex (1982), Reflections on the theory of Barabudur as a mandala,In: Gomez, Luis; Woodward, Hiram W. Jr., eds. According to the legend, this king was particularly aggressive in his conquest of the Indian subcontinent and subsequently converted to Buddhism. Even though monks and monasteries were outside of temporal society and did not recognize conventional social and political authority structures, relationships between monasteries and governments were often symbiotic. This and other writings by Schopen are authoritative studies on social, economic, and doctrinal issues in Indian Buddhist monasticism. New Delhi: International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan, 1991. In most of Malaysia and Indonesia, however, both Hinduism and Buddhism were replaced by Islam, which remains the dominant religion in the area. In Southeast Asia the impact of Buddhism was felt in very different ways in three separate regions. Southeast Asia was in the Indian sphere of cultural influence from 290 BCE to the 15th century CE, when Hindu-Buddhist influences were incorporated into local political systems. "Some Remarks for the Rise of the Bhikunsagha and on the Ordination Ceremony for Bhikuns according to the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya." In the late 12th and early 13th centuries, however, the Buddhist King Jayavarman VII built a new capital called Angkor Thom that was dominated by both Mahayana and Vajrayana monuments, which represent one of the high points of Buddhist architecture. 253p. Religion and politics became so closely related in this period that kings who sponsored building projects often took on nearly divine status. Entry into the monastic order was socially acceptable and advantageous, not a punishment or life-denying exile. In later northern Buddhism (i.e., Mahayana), the role of the historical Buddha was reduced, and the order (sangha) acquired an even more exalted position. de Casparis. 1994 43-73 Hamilton Asia BL1055 .A87 1994, Khmer Buddhist Research Center (1986), Buddhism and the future of Cambodia, Rithisen : Khmer Buddhist Research Center, Hamilton Asia DS 554.8 .B826 1986, Lobo, Wibke (1998), Reflections on the Tantric Buddhist deity Hevajra in Cambodia In: Manguin, Pierre-Yves, ed. Some monks continued the practice of strictly renunciative solitary retreats in sometimes remote areas, affirming the ancient eremitic roots of Buddhism, while others, often from the same monastery, were concerned with active monastery affairs, community academic studies, and ritual practicesa cenobitic lifestyle. Buddhism in Southeast Asia includes a variety of traditions of Buddhism including two main traditions: Mahyna Buddhism and Theravda Buddhism. Cao Dai survives at its monastery-fortress headquarters at Tay Ninh northwest of Ho Chi Minh City. If Upli should learn money-changing his eyes will become painful. Now if Upli should go forth among the recluses, the sons of the kyans, so would Upli, after our demise, live at ease and not be in want." Heirman, Ann. 330p. 120 pp 5-31, Hayami, Yoko (1992). Berkeley, CA: Asian Humanities Press, 1981. Rather loosely joined together, Vietnamese Buddhists managed to preserve their traditions through the period of French colonial rule in the 19th and 20th centuries. 101-124 Hamilton Asia Folio BQ6480 .B63 1988, Bunnag, Jane (1995), The way of the monk and the way of the world: Buddhism in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, In: Heinz, Bechert; Gombrich, Richard Francis, eds. Refer to each styles convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. Encyclopedia of Religion. ; Nguyen Tai Thu, ed. (1991), Text, temple and tirtha, In: Lokesh Chandra, ed. A dated but useful reference for the history of the Buddhist order. The Shailendra dynasty, which ruled over the Malay Peninsula and a large section of Indonesia from the 7th century to the 9th century, promoted the Mahayana and Tantric forms of Buddhism. The dynamics of change in an exiled pagoda: Vietnamese Buddhism in Montreal Canberra anthropology. It is certain, however, that Buddhism reached these areas by the early centuries of the 1st millennium ce. In South and Southeast Asia, Buddhist monks were and still are teachers to the peoplenot only in religious matters but also in the realm of basic educationparticularly in Myanmar. Those interested in comparisons between Buddhist and Christian monasticism should begin with Henry and Swearer 1989. 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Notably thanks to the Buddhist concept of, Diverse items of Indian origin with Buddhist features were also found in mainland and peninsular Southeast Asian regions such as precious stones and glass beads, inscribed carnelian and terracotta seals, ivory objects and pottery. A description of lay and monastic law in Tibet. 2000 145-161 Hamilton Asia HF1604.Z4 I489 2000, Evans, Grant (ed) (1999), Laos : culture and society, Chiang Mai, Thailand : Silkworm Books Hamilton Asia DS555.3 .L343 1999, Evans, Grant (1998), Secular fundamentalism and Buddhism in Laos / Religion, ethnicity and modernity in Southeast Asia / In Oh Myung-Seok, Kim Hyung-Jun. Farther to the east and south, in what is now Cambodia and southern Vietnam, various combinations of Hinduism, Mahayana Buddhism, and Vajrayana Buddhism became prevalent. The preservation and adaptation of the tradition: studies of Chinese religious expression in Southeast Asia. Since the vows of the Buddhist monk in principle are not permanent, the theoretical emphasis on celibacy became academic in many parts of Asia. Crossroad, N.Y.: Crossroad Publishing Company, 1993. The world of Buddhism: Buddhist monks and nuns in society and culture. 3, pp. *Sinhala monarchies refers to the kings of Sri Lanka. Barabudur: history and significance of a Buddhist monument. 47: 35-41. During the modern period Mahayana traditions in northern and central Vietnam have coexisted with Theravada traditions from Cambodia in the south. Boston, Mass: G.K. Hall, 1988. Daoism, an ancient Chinese religion (with later Buddhist influences) that inspired some emulation in Japan and Korea, holds a middling position with respect to monastic ventures, lying somewhere between the powerfully antimonastic Confucian schools that always represented the official culture and mainstream of sophisticated Chinese opinion and the radically monastic Buddhists. Huxley, Andrew. In this respect, Buddhism practices changed on some aspects. Buddhist monasteries maintained the fundamental teachings and moderate ascetic lifestyle, but Buddhists soon elaborated on the basic doctrines and accommodated new ritual practices current in its own and in new host cultures. (Sata-pitaka series, 364.) de Casparis. There are some early literary collections, the Thergtha hymns, and later writings, but there were few women writers. (1982), Observations of the role of the Gandavyuha in the design of Barabudur, In: Gomez, Luis; Woodward, Hiram W. Jr., eds. Taylor, James (1998), The changing politico-religious landscape in modernizing Thailand : Buddhist monasticism, the state, and emergent religious hybridities, In Oh Myung-Seok, Kim Hyung-Jun (eds.) Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1997. Educational standards and facilities were not as developed as in men's monasteries, but women built and maintained strong traditions of meditation, ritual, and community solidarity. 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