CiNii Books - Setting out on the great way : essays on early Mahāyāna Buddhism

Setting Out on the Great Way brings together different perspectives on the origins and early history of Mahayana Buddhism and delves into selected aspects of its formative period. As the variety of the religion which conquered East Asia and also provided the matrix for the later development of Buddhist Tantra or Vajrayana, Mahayana is regarded as one of the most significant forms of Buddhism, and its beginnings have long been the focus of intense scholarly attention and debate. The essays in this volume address the latest findings in the field, including contributions by younger researchers vigorously critiquing the reappraisal of the Mahayana carried out by scholars in the last decades of the 20th century and the different understanding of the movement which they produced. As the study of Buddhism as a whole reorients itself to embrace new methods and paradigms, while at the same time coming to terms with exciting new manuscript discoveries, our picture of the Mahayana continues to change. This volume presents the latest developments in this ongoing re-evaluation of one of Buddhism's most important historical expressions.

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1. Sara Boin-Webb, Translator of Buddhist Texts (1937-2008) Russell Webb 2. Early Mahayana: Laying Out the Field Paul Harrison 3. How the Unborn was Born: The Riddle of Mahayana Origins Peter Skilling, Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient, Bangkok 4. The Forest Hypothesis David Drewes, University of Manitoba 5. Recruitment and Retention in Early Bodhisattva Sodalities Daniel Boucher, Cornell University 6. Abhidharma in Early Mahayana Johannes Bronkhorst, University of Lausanne 7. The Concept of `Remodelling the World' Shizuka Sasaki, Hanazono University 8. Altered States and the Origins of the Mahayana Douglas Osto, Massey University 9. Early Mahayana in Gandhara: New Evidence from the Bajaur Mahayana Sutra Ingo Strauch, University of Lausanne 10. Looking for Mahayana Bodhisattvas: A Reflection on Visual Evidence in Early Indian Buddhism Juhyung Rhi,Seoul National University

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