BUDDHISM IN ASIA
TRADITIONS AND IMAGERIES
Year: 2012
112 pp
ISBN: 9788175416406 (HB) · Hardback
The volume aims to bring together a gamut of ideas about Buddhist traditions and imageries across the trans-Himalayan Buddhist space. It also focuses on varied experiences in Buddhist monastic landscapes and pilgrimage destinations in Asiatic Russia, South Asia and South East Asia. The articles not only reflect the sentiments of Eurasian scholars regarding a Buddhist space but also diverse opinions across that space.
Suchandana Chatterjee, Fellow at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata
Anita Sengupta, Fellow at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata
Susmita Bhattacharya, Fellow at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata
Introduction
1. Buddhism in Kalmyk Republic: Traditions and Revitalization
Baatr Kitinov
2. Nikolai Roerich and the Myth of Shambhala: The Lure of Utopic Imagination
Rashmi Doraiswamy
3. Nicholas Roerich-A Quest and Legacy
Manju Kak
4. Tibetan Buddhist Monks and Monasteries in Contemporary Buryatiya
Tsymhzhit P. Vanchikova
5. Situating Pilgrimage: Evaluating the Role of Myanmar Monasteries in South Asia
Swapna Bhattacharya (Chakraborti)
6. Orthodox Christianity and Buddhism: From Confrontation to Cooperation?
Olga V. Buraeva
List of Contributors