History Of Buddhism In India

history of buddhism in india: Taranatha's History of Buddhism in India Alaka Chattopadhyaya, Lama Chimpa, Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya, 2018-01-01 Born in A.D. 1575, Lama Taranatha wrote this book in 1608. V. Vasil'ev of St. Petersburg translated it from Tibetan into Russian in April 1869 followed by the German translation of the text by Schiefner also published from St. Peterburg in October of the same Year. In view of the profound importance of the work for understanding Indian history in general and of the history of Buddhism in particular. modern scholars have extensively using specially Schiefner's German translation of the History for decades and this for varied purposes.
history of buddhism in india: A History of Buddhism in India and Tibet , 2022-07-19 This volume contains the first full English translation of a thirteenth-century history of Buddhism in India and Tibet. That means most of all a complete life of the Buddha with the history of his renunciate order and of early Buddhist authors in India. Midway through, the action moves to Tibet where there is an emphasis on the Tibetan ruling dynasty, the translators of Buddhist texts, and the lineages that transmitted doctrinal understanding, meditative insights, and practical realization. It concludes with a pessimistic account of the demise of the monastic order followed by optimism with the advent of the future Buddha Maitreya. The composer of this remarkably ecumenical Buddhist history remains anonymous but was likely a follower of rare lineages of Dzogchen and Zhijé teachings. He put together some of the most important early sources on the Tibetan imperial period that had been preserved in his times and supplies the best witnesses we have for many of them in our own times--
history of buddhism in india: A History of Indian Buddhism Akira Hirakawa, 1993 This comprehensive and detailed survey of the first six centuries of Indian Buddhism sums up the results of a lifetime of research and reflection by one of Japan's most renowned scholars of Buddhism.
history of buddhism in india: Buton's History of Buddhism in India and Its Spread to Tibet Buton Richen Drup, 2013-08-20 This fourteenth-century Tibetan classic serves as an excellent introduction to basic Buddhism as practiced throughout India and Tibet and describes the process of entering the Buddhist path through study and reflection. It begins with setting forth the structure of Buddhist education and the range of its subjects, and we’re treated to a rousing litany of the merits of such instruction. We’re then introduced to the buddhas of our world and eon—three of whom have already lived, taught, and passed into transcendence—before examining in detail the fourth, our own Buddha Shakyamuni. Butön tells the story of Shakyamuni’s past lives and then presents the path the Buddha followed (the same that all buddhas must follow). After the Buddha’s story, Butön recounts three compilations of Buddhist scriptures and then quotes from sacred texts that foretell the lives and contributions of great Indian Buddhist masters, which he then relates, concluding with the tale of the eventual demise and disappearance of the Buddhist doctrine. The text ends with an account of the inception and spread of Buddhism in Tibet, focused mainly on the country’s kings and early adopters of the foreign faith. An afterword by Ngawang Zangpo, one of the translators, discusses and contextualizes Butön’s exemplary life, his turbulent times, and his prolific works.
history of buddhism in india: An Archaeological History of Indian Buddhism Lars Fogelin, 2015 Examines Indian Buddhism from its origins in c. 500 BCE, through its ascendance in the first millennium CE and subsequent decline in mainland South Asia by c. 1400 CE--Provided by publisher--
history of buddhism in india: Introduction to the History of Indian Buddhism Eugène Burnouf, 2010-02-15 The most influential work on Buddhism to be published in the nineteenth century, Introduction à l’histoire du Buddhisme indien, by the great French scholar of Sanskrit Eugène Burnouf, set the course for the academic study of Buddhism—and Indian Buddhism in particular—for the next hundred years. First published in 1844, the masterwork was read by some of the most important thinkers of the time, including Schopenhauer and Nietzsche in Germany and Emerson and Thoreau in America. Katia Buffetrille and Donald S. Lopez Jr.’s expert English translation, Introduction to the History of Indian Buddhism, provides a clear view of how the religion was understood in the early decades of the nineteenth century. Burnouf was an impeccable scholar, and his vision, especially of the Buddha, continues to profoundly shape our modern understanding of Buddhism. In reintroducing Burnouf to a new generation of Buddhologists, Buffetrille and Lopez have revived a seminal text in the history of Orientalism.
history of buddhism in india: The Decline of Buddhism in India K. T. S. Sarao, 2012
history of buddhism in india: Setting Out on the Great Way Paul Maxwell Harrison, 2018 Setting Out on the Great Way brings together different perspectives on the origins and early history of Mahāyāna 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 Vajrayāna, Mahāyāna 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 Mahāyāna 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 Mahāyāna continues to change. This volume presents the latest developments in this ongoing re-evaluation of one of Buddhism's most important historical expressions.
history of buddhism in india: Light of Liberation Elizabeth Cook, 1992 Selected articles introduce the Vajrayana through essays on the Nyingma lineage and 14 translations of short works by Nyingma masters. Ten articles by Tarthang Tulku relate the teacdhings to modern life.
history of buddhism in india: The Noble Eightfold Path Bhikkhu Bodhi, 2010-12-01 The Buddha's teachings center around two basic principles. One is the Four Noble Truths, in which the Buddha diagnoses the problem of suffering and indicates the treatment necessary to remedy this problem. The other is the Noble Eightfold Path, the practical discipline he prescribes to uproot and eliminate the deep underlying causes of suffering. The present book offers, in simple and clear language, a concise yet thorough explanation of the Eightfold Path. Basing himself solidly upon the Buddha's own words, the author examines each factor of the path to determine exactly what it implies in the way of practical training. Finally, in the concluding chapter, he shows how all eight factors of the path function in unison to bring about the realization of the Buddhist goal: enlightenment and liberation.
history of buddhism in india: Buddhist Teaching in India Johannes Bronkhorst, 2013-02-08 The earliest records we have today of what the Buddha said were written down several centuries after his death, and the body of teachings attributed to him continued to evolve in India for centuries afterward across a shifting cultural and political landscape. As one tradition within a diverse religious milieu that included even the Greek kingdoms of northwestern India, Buddhism had many opportunities to both influence and be influenced by competing schools of thought. Even within Buddhism, a proliferation of interpretive traditions produced a dynamic intellectual climate. Johannes Bronkhorst here tracks the development of Buddhist teachings both within the larger Indian context and among Buddhism's many schools, shedding light on the sources and trajectory of such ideas as dharma theory, emptiness, the bodhisattva ideal, buddha nature, formal logic, and idealism. In these pages, we discover the roots of the doctrinal debates that have animated the Buddhist tradition up until the present day.
history of buddhism in india: Legends of Indian Buddhism Eugène Burnouf, 1911 With reference to Magdha King Asoka, fl. 259 B.C.
history of buddhism in india: Buddhism in India Gail Omvedt, 2014-04-02 SAGE Classics is a carefully selected list that every discerning reader will want to possess, re-read and enjoy for a long time. These are now priced lower than the original, but is the same version published earlier. SAGE`s commitment to quality remains unchanged. This fascinating book constitutes a unique exploration of 2,500 years of the development of Buddhism, Brahmanism and caste in India. Taking Dr Ambedkar`s interpretation of Buddhism as its starting point, Dr Gail Omvedt has researched both the original source of the Buddhist cannon and recent literature to provide an absorbing account of the historical, social, political and philosophical aspects of Buddhism. In the process, she discusses a wide range of important issues of current concern. Dr Omvedt maintains that the revolutionary audacity of Dalit leaders such as Dr B,R. Ambedkar, despite their often subversive reinterpretation of the Buddhist tradition, is in tune with the basic ethos of original Buddhism. Ambedkar found his own middle way by avoiding both the straitjacket of the Marxist ideological response to suppression and the tame reformist within the fold of Hinduism. Since there has always been a struggle of hegemony between competing religious systems, the author argues that given the ascendant position of Buddhism from the 4th century BC to the 6th century AD, ancient India should actually be described as ‘Buddhist India’ and not ‘Hindu India’. Providing an entirely new interpretation of the origins and development of the caste system, which boldly challenges the ‘Hindutva’ version of history, this book will attract a wide readership among all those who are concerned with the state of contemporarty India’s policy and social fabric.
history of buddhism in india: History of Indian Buddhism Etienne Lamotte, 1988 The History of Indian Buddhism is undoubtedly Msgr. E. Lamotte's most brilliant contribution to the field of Buddhist exegesis. The work contains a vivid, vigorous and fully-detailed description of early Buddhism and its teachings, the material organization of the Community, the formation and further developments of the writings, the conciliar traditions, the evolution of Buddhist sculpture and architecture, the origins of the sects, the Buddhist dialects and the constitution of the legends, and sets them in the historical background in which buddhist doctrines originated and expanded in India and in the neighbouring countries. Using the material evidence provided by Indian epigraphy and archaeological remains on the one hand, and taking into account the data supplied by Western (Latin and Greek) and Far Eastern (Tibetan and Chinese) sources on the other, Msgr. E. Lamotte has succeeded in producing a lucid and basic book that is unanimously considered as a classic of contemporary Buddhist studies. After thirty years, the work has retained all its value, but, in order to meet the requirements of recent Buddhist scholarship, the History of Indian Buddhism has been supplemented with an additional bibliography, an index of technical terms and revised geographical maps.
history of buddhism in india: Concise History of Buddhism Andrew Skilton, 2013-06-14 An ideal introduction to the history of Buddhism. Andrew Skilton - a writer on and practitioner of Buddhism - explains the development of the basic concepts of Buddhism during its 2,500 years of history and describes its varied developments in India, Buddhism's homeland, as well as its spread across Asia, from Mongolia to Sri Lanka and from Japan to the Middle East. A fascinating insight into the historical progress of one of the world's great religions.
history of buddhism in india: The Rise and Decline of Buddhism in India Kanai Lal Hazra, 1995 Description: There is no dearth of books and monographs on Indian Buddhism but a related account of the rise, development of Buddhism and its decline has not been attempted. The present work is a modest contribution in this direction. It provides an indepth study of Indian Buddhism and traces its history, development and decline and places it in proper perspective. Divided into fourteen chapters covering three major themes: introduction, progress and decline of Buddhism, the book discusses its various stages. It based mainly on primary source's, focusses attention on different aspects of Buddhism that helped it to rise and to reach at the zenith of its glory.
history of buddhism in india: Hardships and Downfall of Buddhism in India Giovanni Verardi, 2011 Whereas in the open society traders, landowners and 'tribals' coexisted, from Gupta times onwards pressure on kings and direct Brahmanical rule led to the requistions of the land and the impositions of a varna state society.
history of buddhism in india: Buddhist Monks and Monasteries of India Sukumar Dutt, 1962
history of buddhism in india: Religions of India Thomas Berry, 1996 Religions of India is Thomas Berry's interpretation of India mainly through spiritual and religious literature.
history of buddhism in india: Figments and Fragments of Mahayana Buddhism in India Gregory Schopen, 2005-01-01 In these articles, Gregory Schopen once again displays the erudition and originality that have contributed to a major shift in the way that Indian Buddhism is perceived, understood, and studied.
history of buddhism in india: Buddhist Saints in India Reginald A. Ray, 1999-09-30 The issue of saints is a difficult and complicated problem in Buddhology. In this magisterial work, Ray offers the first comprehensive examination of the figure of the Buddhist saint in a wide range of Indian Buddhist evidence. Drawing on an extensive variety of sources, Ray seeks to identify the classical type of the Buddhist saint, as it provides the presupposition for, and informs, the different major Buddhist saintly types and subtypes. Discussing the nature, dynamics, and history of Buddhist hagiography, he surveys the ascetic codes, conventions and traditions of Buddhist saints, and the cults both of living saints and of those who have passed beyond. Ray traces the role of the saints in Indian Buddhist history, examining the beginnings of Buddhism and the origin of Mahayana Buddhism.
history of buddhism in india: Buddhist Philosophy of Language in India Lawrence J. McCrea, Parimal G. Patil, 2010 Jnanasrimitra (975-1025) was regarded by both Buddhists and non-Buddhists as the most important Indian philosopher of his generation. His theory of exclusion combined a philosophy of language with a theory of conceptual content to explore the nature of words and thought. Jnanasrimitra's theory informed much of the work accomplished at Vikramasila, a monastic and educational complex instrumental to the growth of Buddhism. His ideas were also passionately debated among successive Hindu and Jain philosophers. This volume marks the first English translation of Jnanasrimitra's Monograph on Exclusion, a careful, critical investigation into language, perception, and conceptual awareness. Featuring the rival arguments of Buddhist and Hindu intellectuals, among other thinkers, the Monograph reflects more than half a millennium of competing claims while providing an invaluable introduction to a crucial philosopher. Lawrence J. McCrea and Parimal G. Patil familiarize the reader with the author, themes, and topics of the text and situate Jnanasrimitra's findings within his larger intellectual milieu. Their clear, accessible, and accurate translation proves the influence of Jnanasrimitra on the foundations of Buddhist and Indian philosophy.
history of buddhism in india: Sarnath Frederick M. Asher, 2020-02-25 The first analytical history of Sarnath, the place where the Buddha preached his first sermon and established the Buddhist monastic order. Sarnath has long been regarded as the place where the Buddha preached his first sermon and established the Buddhist monastic order. Excavations at Sarnath have yielded the foundations of temples and monastic dwellings, two Buddhist reliquary mounds (stupas), and some of the most important sculptures in the history of Indian art. This volume offers the first critical examination of the historic site. Frederick M. Asher provides a longue durée (long-term) analysis of Sarnath—including the plunder, excavation, and display of antiquities and the Archaeological Survey of India’s presentation—and considers what lies beyond the fenced-in excavated area. His analytical history of Sarnath’s architectural and sculptural remains contains a significant study of the site’s sculptures, their uneven production, and their global distribution. Asher also examines modern Sarnath, which is a living establishment replete with new temples and monasteries that constitute a Buddhist presence on the outskirts of Varanasi, the most sacred Hindu city.
history of buddhism in india: Early History of the Spread of Buddhism and the Buddhist Schools Nalinaksha Dutt, 2005 Ref: CosmoMr. Dutt's work is a compendium where all information connected with the progress of Buddha's work is available in a well-ordered form. Such a work, the details of which have been laboriously collected from the Buddhist scriptures and arranged in such a way as to enable one to see the large masses of details about Buddha's career in their logical and chronological relations, has certainly a great value not only for scholars but for ordinary readers interested in the history of the spread of Buddhism. This generally is the matter that forms the first part of this treatise. The second part constitutes of the details delineating the four principal schools of Buddhism including resumes of their doctrines. The portions of the sketches bearing on the origin, development, and activities of the schools have been drawn by Mr. Dutt for the first time from the existing material The book remains a major contribution to the proper study and understanding of the Buddhist religion.
history of buddhism in india: Buddhism, Diplomacy, and Trade Tansen Sen, 2015-09-11 Relations between China and India underwent a dramatic transformation from Buddhist-dominated to commerce-centered exchanges in the seventh to fifteenth centuries. The unfolding of this transformation, its causes, and wider ramifications are examined in this masterful analysis of the changing patterns of the interaction between the two most important cultural spheres in Asia. Tansen Sen offers a new perspective on Sino-Indian relations during the Tang dynasty (618–907), arguing that the period is notable not only for religious and diplomatic exchanges but also for the process through which China emerged as a center of Buddhist learning, practice, and pilgrimage. Before the seventh century, the Chinese clergy—given the spatial gap between the sacred Buddhist world of India and the peripheral China—suffered from a “borderland complex.” A close look at the evolving practice of relic veneration in China (at Famen Monastery in particular), the exposition of Mount Wutai as an abode of the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī, and the propagation of the idea of Maitreya’s descent in China, however, reveals that by the eighth century China had overcome its complex and successfully established a Buddhist realm within its borders. The emergence of China as a center of Buddhism had profound implications on religious interactions between the two countries and is cited by Sen as one of the main causes for the weakening of China’s spiritual attraction toward India. At the same time, the growth of indigenous Chinese Buddhist schools and teachings retrenched the need for doctrinal input from India. A detailed examination of the failure of Buddhist translations produced during the Song dynasty (960–1279), demonstrates that these developments were responsible for the unraveling of religious bonds between the two countries and the termination of the Buddhist phase of Sino-Indian relations. Sen proposes that changes in religious interactions were paralleled by changes in commercial exchanges. For most of the first millennium, trading activities between India and China were closely connected with and sustained through the transmission of Buddhist doctrines. The eleventh and twelfth centuries, however, witnessed dramatic changes in the patterns and structure of mercantile activity between the two countries. Secular bulk and luxury goods replaced Buddhist ritual items, maritime channels replaced the overland Silk Road as the most profitable conduits of commercial exchange, and many of the merchants involved were followers of Islam rather than Buddhism. Moreover, policies to encourage foreign trade instituted by the Chinese government and the Indian kingdoms contributed to the intensification of commercial activity between the two countries and transformed the China-India trading circuit into a key segment of cross-continental commerce.
history of buddhism in india: History of Buddhism (Chos-ḥbyung) Bu-ston Rin-chen-grub, 1931
history of buddhism in india: The Spread of Buddhism Ann Heirman, Stephan Peter Bumbacher, 2007-05-11 This book unravels some of the complex factors that allowed or hampered the presence of (certain aspects of) Buddhism in the regions to the north and the east of India, such as Central Asia, China, Tibet, Mongolia, or Korea.
history of buddhism in india: The Holy Land Reborn Toni Huber, 2008-09-15 The Dalai Lama has said that Tibetans consider themselves “the child of Indian civilization” and that India is the “holy land” from whose sources the Tibetans have built their own civilization. What explains this powerful allegiance to India? In The Holy Land Reborn ̧ Toni Huber investigates how Tibetans have maintained a ritual relationship to India, particularly by way of pilgrimage, and what it means for them to consider India as their holy land. Focusing on the Tibetan creation and recreation of India as a destination, a landscape, and a kind of other, in both real and idealized terms, Huber explores how Tibetans have used the idea of India as a religious territory and a sacred geography in the development of their own religion and society. In a timely closing chapter, Huber also takes up the meaning of India for the Tibetans who live in exile in their Buddhist holy land. A major contribution to the study of Buddhism, The Holy Land Reborn describes changes in Tibetan constructs of India over the centuries, ultimately challenging largely static views of the sacred geography of Buddhism in India.
history of buddhism in india: Indian Esoteric Buddhism Ronald M. Davidson, 2004 Despite the rapid spread of Buddhism the historical origins of Buddhsit thought and practice remain obscure.This work describes the genesis of the Tantric movement and in some ways an example of the feudalization of Indian society. Drawing on primary documents from sanskrit, prakrit, tibetan, Bengali, and chinese author shows how changes in medieval Indian society, including economic and patronage crises, a decline in women`s participation and the formation of large monastic orders led to the rise of the esoteric tradition in India.
history of buddhism in india: A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine C. Pierce Salguero, 2022-02-01 Medicine, health, and healing have been central to Buddhism since its origins. Long before the global popularity of mindfulness and meditation, Buddhism provided cultures around the world with conceptual tools to understand illness as well as a range of therapies and interventions for care of the sick. Today, Buddhist traditions, healers, and institutions continue to exert a tangible influence on medical care in societies both inside and outside Asia, including in the areas of mental health, biomedicine, and even in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the global history of the relationship between Buddhism and medicine remains largely untold. This book is a wide-ranging and accessible account of the interplay between Buddhism and medicine over the past two and a half millennia. C. Pierce Salguero traces the intertwining threads linking ideas, practices, and texts from many different times and places. He shows that Buddhism has played a crucial role in cross-cultural medical exchange globally and that Buddhist knowledge formed the nucleus for many types of traditional practices that still thrive today throughout Asia. Although Buddhist medicine has always been embedded in local contexts and differs markedly across cultures, Salguero identifies key patterns that have persisted throughout this long history. This book will be informative and invaluable for scholars, students, and practitioners of both Buddhism and complementary and alternative medicine.
history of buddhism in india: A History of Pre-Buddhistic Indian Philosophy Beni Madhab Barua, 1970 The present work is designed to survey the evolution of philosophical thought in the Vedic and post-Vedic periods preceding the rise of Jainism and Buddhism. The author has traced up the development of early Indian philosophy on divergent lines on the basis of the Rgveda, Atharvaveda, Aranyakas, the older Upanisads and the allied literature. The author has exploited the original Indian sources and in defiance of several scholiasts has proved that the process of early Indian thought evolution is neither unscientific nor unsystematic. The work throws abundant light upon a very obscure and highly important period of Indian thought. It is also a very useful study for ascertaining the immediate background of Buddhistic philosophy.
history of buddhism in india: The Foundations of Buddhism Rupert Gethin, 1998-07-16 In this introduction to the foundations of Buddhism, Rupert Gethin concentrates on the ideas and practices which constitute the common heritage of the different traditions of Buddhism (Thervada, Tibetan and Eastern) which exist in the world today.
history of buddhism in india: The Golden Age of Indian Buddhist Philosophy Jan Westerhoff, 2018-05-12 Jan Westerhoff unfolds the story of one of the richest episodes in the history of Indian thought, the development of Buddhist philosophy in the first millennium CE. He starts from the composition of the Abhidharma works before the beginning of the common era and continues up to the time of Dharmakirti in the sixth century. This period was characterized by the development of a variety of philosophical schools and approaches that have shaped Buddhist thought up to the present day: the scholasticism of the Abhidharma, the Madhyamaka's theory of emptiness, Yogacara idealism, and the logical and epistemological works of Dinnaga and Dharmakirti. The book attempts to describe the historical development of these schools in their intellectual and cultural context, with particular emphasis on three factors that shaped the development of Buddhist philosophical thought: the need to spell out the contents of canonical texts, the discourses of the historical Buddha and the Mahayana sutras; the desire to defend their positions by sophisticated arguments against criticisms from fellow Buddhists and from non-Buddhist thinkers of classical Indian philosophy; and the need to account for insights gained through the application of specific meditative techniques. While the main focus is the period up to the sixth century CE, Westerhoff also discusses some important thinkers who influenced Buddhist thought between this time and the decline of Buddhist scholastic philosophy in India at the beginning of the thirteenth century. His aim is that the historical presentation will also allow the reader to get a better systematic grasp of key Buddhist concepts such as non-self, suffering, reincarnation, karma, and nirvana.
history of buddhism in india: Buddhists, Brahmins, and Belief Daniel Anderson Arnold, 2005 In Buddhists, Brahmins, and Belief, Dan Arnold examines how the Brahmanical tradition of Purva Mimamsa and the writings of the seventh-century Buddhist Madhyamika philosopher Candrakirti challenged dominant Indian Buddhist views of epistemology. Arnold retrieves these two very different but equally important voices of philosophical dissent, showing them to have developed highly sophisticated and cogent critiques of influential Buddhist epistemologists such as Dignaga and Dharmakirti. His analysis--developed in conversation with modern Western philosophers like William Alston and J. L. Austin--offers an innovative reinterpretation of the Indian philosophical tradition, while suggesting that pre-modern Indian thinkers have much to contribute to contemporary philosophical debates. In logically distinct ways, Purva Mimamsa and Candrakirti's Madhyamaka opposed the influential Buddhist school of thought that emphasized the foundational character of perception. Arnold argues that Mimamsaka arguments concerning the intrinsic validity of the earliest Vedic scriptures are best understood as a critique of the tradition of Buddhist philosophy stemming from Dignaga. Though often dismissed as antithetical to real philosophy, Mimamsaka thought has affinities with the reformed epistemology that has recently influenced contemporary philosophy of religion. Candrakirti's arguments, in contrast, amount to a principled refusal of epistemology. Arnold contends that Candrakirti marshals against Buddhist foundationalism an approach that resembles twentieth-century ordinary language philosophy--and does so by employing what are finally best understood as transcendental arguments. The conclusion that Candrakirti's arguments thus support a metaphysical claim represents a bold new understanding of Madhyamaka.
history of buddhism in india: India and China : interactions through Buddhism and diplomacy ; a collection of essays Prabodh Chandra Bagchi, 2011 Underscoring the unique and multifaceted interactions between ancient India and ancient China, 'India and China: Interactions through Buddhism and Diplomacy' collates the classic works of the preeminent Indian scholar of Chinese history and Buddhism, Professor Prabodh Chandra Bagchi (1898-1956). The volume's essays provide a wide-ranging and thorough investigation of both Sino-Indian Buddhism and cultural relations between the two ancient nations, and are accompanied by a variety of Bagchi's short articles, English translations of a number of his Bengali essays, and contemporary articles analyzing his contribution to the wider field of Sino-Indian study.
history of buddhism in india: South Asian Buddhism Stephen C. Berkwitz, 2012-12-06 South Asian Buddhism presents a comprehensive historical survey of the full range of Buddhist traditions throughout South Asia from the beginnings of the religion up to the present. Starting with narratives on the Buddha’s life and foundational teachings from ancient India, the book proceeds to discuss the rise of Buddhist monastic organizations and texts among the early Mainstream Buddhist schools. It considers the origins and development of Mahayana Buddhism in South Asia, surveys the development of Buddhist Tantra in South Asia and outlines developments in Buddhism as found in Sri Lanka and Nepal following the decline of the religion in India. Berkwitz also importantly considers the effects of colonialism and modernity on the revivals of Buddhism across South Asia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. South Asian Buddhism offers a broad, yet detailed perspective on the history, culture, and thought of the various Buddhist traditions that developed in South Asia. Incorporating findings from the latest research on Buddhist texts and culture, this work provides a critical, historically based survey of South Asian Buddhism that will be useful for students, scholars, and general readers.
history of buddhism in india: Cultural History of India Om Prakash, 2005 Cultural History Of India Has Been Divided Into Three Parts To Discuss Various Aspects Of Development Of Indian Culture. It Talks About How Religions Such As The Vedic Religion, Buddhism, Jainism, Saivism And Vaisnavism Aimed At Securing Social Harmony, Moral Upliftment, And Inculcated A Sense Of Duty In The Individual. The Development Of Indian Art And Architecture Was A Creative Effort To Project Symbols Of Divine Reality As Conceived And Understood By The Collective Consciousness Of The People As A Whole. The Book Also Focuses On Social Intuitions, Educational Systems And Economic Organisation In Ancient India. Finally, The Book Discusses The Dietary System Of Indians From Pre-Historic Times To C. 1200 A.D. The Basis For Inclusion Of Food And Drinks In The Book On Indian Culture Is That Ancient Indians Believed That Food Not Only Kept An Individual Healthy, But Was Also Responsible For His Mental Make Up.According To The Author, It Is Of Utmost Importance That The Present Generation Imbibe Those Elements Of Indian Culture Which Have Kept India Vital And Going Through Its Long And Continuous History .Cultural History Of India Is An Extremely Useful Journal On Indian History And Culture For All Readers, Both In India And Abroad. It Is Therefore A Must-Read For All Interested In Indias Proud Past, Which Forms The Eternal Bed-Rock Of Its Fateful Present And Glorious Future. It Is An Academic Book Very Useful For Student Of History Aspiring For I.A.S.
history of buddhism in india: Royal Patronage of Buddhism in Ancient India Kanai Lal Hazra, 1984
history of buddhism in india: Asceticism and Healing in Ancient India Kenneth G. Zysk, 1998 The rich Indian medical tradition is usually traced back to Sanskrit sources, the earliest of which cannot much antedate the common era. In this book Kenneth Zysk shows that Buddhist scriptures some centuries older than this contain abundant information about medical practice, and are our earliest evidence for a rational approach to medicine in India. He argues that Buddhism and the medical tradition were mutually supportive: that Buddhist monks and people associated with them contributed to the development of medicine, while their skills as physical as well as spiritual healers enhanced their reputation and popular support. Drawing on a wide range of textual, archaeological, and secondary sources, Zysk first presents an overview of the history of Indian Medicine in its religious context. He then examines primary literature from the Pali Buddhist Canon and from the Sanskrit treatises of Bhela, Caraka, and susruta. By close comparison of these two bodies of literature Zysk convincingly shows how the theories delineated in the medical classics actually became practice.
history of buddhism in india: The Buddha and the Sahibs Charles Allen, 2018-06-05 Today there are many Buddhists in the West, but for 2000 years the Buddha's teachings were unknown outside Asia. It was not until the late 18th century, when Sir William Oriental Jones, a British judge in India, broke through the Brahmin's prohibition on learning their sacred language. Sanskrit, that clues about the origins of a religion quite distinct from Hinduism began to be deciphered from inscriptions on pillars and rocks. This study tells the story of the search that followed, as evidence mounted that countries as diverse as Ceylon, Japan and Tibet shared a religion which had its origins in India yet was unknown there. British rule brought to India, Burma and Ceylon a whole band of enthusiastic Orientalist amateurs - soldiers, administrators and adventurers - intent on investigating the subcontinent's lost past. Unwittingly, these men helped lay the foundations for the revival of Buddhism in Asia during the 19th century and its spread to the West in the 20th. Charles Allen's book is a mixture of detective work and story-telling, as this acknowledged master of British Indian history pieces together early Buddhist history to bring a handful of extraordinary characters to life.
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Indeed, the story of modern-day Indian Buddhism generally commences with Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism in 1956, a mere couple of months before his death. By the early …

Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism: Its Origin and Development
In examining the origin and development of Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism, this essay addresses five aspects: plausible origins of the Mahāyāna; ideas in earlier forms of Buddhism; how …

Buddhist Responses to Brāhmaṇa Challenges in Medieval India: …
While Buddhism was certainly present in central India, archaeological remains, inscriptions and post-medieval narratives suggest its role was much diminished compared to the early historic …

BUDDHISM A Brief Overview of the History of Buddhism
Buddhism was believed to have started in India by Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha was born around the fifth century BCE to a tribal chief of a clan in southern Nepal.

The Golden Age of Indian Buddhist Philosophy - Dickinson College
In the book’s introduction, Westerhoff lays out the plan of the journey, vowing to consider Indian Buddhist philosophy in terms of four features: arguments, texts, meditative practices, and …

Buddhism in India - दृष्टि आईएएस
Buddhism started in India over 2,600 years ago as a way life that had a potential of transforming a person. It is one of the important religions of South and South-Eastern Asian countries.

Buddha as a Revolutionary Force in Indian Culture - JSTOR
India Buddhism was to have any place at all, it had to develop into a religion, and it did so not by reinstating the old Vedic gods, but by creating a brand new god in Buddha himself.

Social and Economic Factors in the Rise of Buddhism
Buddhism in India. The rise of Buddhism occurred during a period of expanding bureaucratic empires. This article analyzes why the values and practices of Buddhism, in contrast to …

THE EXPANSION OF BUDDHISM - JSTOR
India and spread across Asia as arguably the world’s first missionary religion, its expansion involved many different forms of Buddhism, as distinctive monastic orders and various schools.

Archaeologies of Buddhist propagation in ancient India: ritual …
in ancient India: ‘ritual’ and ‘practical’ models of religious change Julia Shaw Abstract This paper assesses the degree to which current ‘ritual’ and ‘practical’ models of religious change ﬁt with the available archaeological evidence for the spread of Buddhism in India during between the third and ﬁrst centuries BC. The ...

Buddhist Responses to Brāhmaṇa Challenges in Medieval India: …
Lama Chimpa and A. Chattopdhyaya, Târânâth's History of Buddhism in India (Delhi, 1970), Chapters 16, 19 and 20 provide the episodes of hostility. The story of Mätrceta is particularly interesting in this context. He was a follower of Mahãdeva and vanquished many Buddhists in debates earlier. Finally, he was defeated by the Buddhists

Buddhism in Sri Lanka - BPS
The present treatise, Buddhism in Sri Lanka: A Short History deals with the history of Buddhism in this island from the time of its introduction in 250 BCE in the reign of King Devānampiyatissa, up to the present time (1966). The work is the outcome of an attempt to revise Dr. W. A. de Silva’s monograph entitled “History of Buddhism in

A History of Indian Buddhism - De Gruyter
Buddhism India History. I. Groner, Paul. II. Title. III. Series. DS.A2A82 no. 36 [BQ336] 950 s dc20 [294.3'0954] 89-20647 CIP University of Hawai'i Press books are printed on acid-firee paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Council on Library Resources . A His±ory cf Indian Buddhism .

Guru Padmasambhava: A Profile and His Teachings - Digital …
Taranatha (in his History of Buddhism in India) writes that at the time of Dharmakirti there were three Acharyas headed by Saraha and his disciple Luipada, and the four distinguished Tantrik Acharyas, viz. Kambala-pa, Lalitavajra, Padmavajra and Indrabhuti. Another teacher Vimalamitra, who learnt the Maya Cycle from

HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA - MADE EASY Publications
Indian Pre-History 1.1 Introduction The term ‘Prehistory’ means ‘before history’. It is used to denote both, the times and the events, before which man had invented writing of any form. Robert Bruce Foote was a British geologist and archaeologist he is considered as the father of …

CC-1/GE-1: HISTORY OF INDIA FROM EARLIEST TIMES UP TO …
Buddhist texts are important sources for the history of Buddhism, its doctrines, monastic order, and royal patrons such as Ashoka, revealing many other facets of the polity, society, and economy of their times as well. They offer a non-Brahmanical window into ancient India; however, the Brahmanical perspective is replaced by a Buddhist one.

Lesson 3 Buddhism and India’s Golden Age
Chapter 7: Ancient India World History: Ancient Civilizations 5 Lesson Summary • A new religion called Buddhism taught people to escape suffering by following a path of right living. • Inﬂ uenced by Buddhism, King Asoka tried to rule with peace, law, and good works. • Under Gupta rule, India had a golden age. The arts, science ...

History of Zen Buddhism (363p) - Gwern
sidered caricatures rather than true expressions of Zen Buddhism. A French scholar who had lived in Asia for many years once said to me: “One has to distinguish between Buddhism in Asia and Buddhism for Europeans.” This very relevant remark applies to Zen Buddhism as well. Zen Buddhism in Asia can only be under

BUDDHISM IN THE HIMALAYAN BELT - University of Cambridge
It needs to be noted that Buddhism first came to Ladakh via Kashmir in first century AD, well before it had reached Tibet. Later with conversion of Kashmir to Islam and expulsion of Buddhism from India it spread to Tibet. Tibet in turn under influence of Indian monks, sages and the university system of Nalanda and the like adopted Buddhism.

King Asoka and Buddhism - Buddhist eLibrary
Buddhism / Indian History / Asian Studies King Aśoka and Buddhism King Aśoka, the third monarch of the Mauryan dynasty in the third century B.C., was the ﬁrst ruler of a uniﬁed India and one of the greatest political ﬁgures of all time. After he embraced the teachings of the Buddha, he transformed his polity from

Buddhism in China: A Historical Sketch - The University of Chicago ...
The penetration of Buddhism into China and its amalgamation with the native religious culture constitute an interesting and important historical movement about which little is yet known. This article is a study based on some of the important documents from which the history of Buddhism in China must be ascertained, with

India, Korea and Buddhism - IJFMR
India, Korea and Buddhism Pulkit Sharma Assistant Professor, Korean Language, Center for Global Languages, Bengaluru City University ... in Korean Buddhist history, such as Wonhyo and Uisang, were influenced by Indian Buddhist philosophy and teachings. Korean Buddhist history is a rich and diverse tradition that dates back over 1,700 years. ...

INDIA – SRI LANKA BUDDHIST CULTURAL RELATIONS (SIXTH …
Dharmarathna, S. : India–Sri Lanka Buddhist Cultural Relations (Sixth Century CE to the Twelfth... 75 centered round the nucleus of the Buddha’s life and the development of Buddhism. So they mainly present the history of Buddhism, the three Buddhist councils, Aśoka’s patronage of Buddhism, the sending of missions, especially the

Dhamma, Buddhism & Ashoka : An Analytical Study
Buddhism and dhamma. There were many great emperors in Indian history who inscribed their names in the golden letters of history and Ashoka was one of those rulers. Many writers have analyzed the life and career of King Ashoka but this article tries to analyze how he (Ashoka) started his career and achieved success. It also

Buddhism In South India - abhidharma.ru
Buddhism, give a clear picture of the popular place Buddhism held for several centuries in South India. Buddhism, which flourished in South India from the 3rd century CE, began to decline gradually from about the 7th century for several reasons. The Vedic religion of North India, Jainism, and the Ājīvaka faith had preceded Buddhism in South ...

The economic power of women in early South Asian Buddhism
The history of the Sanchi saṃgha is in many ways the history of Indian Buddhism. Some of our earliest surviving monuments and records may be found at Sanchi, and it was inhabited until Buddhism’s decline in India. Similarly, the history of studying Sanchi in many ways characterises the history of studying Indian Buddhism.

Zen and Zen Buddhism: An Overview - Springer
Zen and Zen Buddhism have a long history. A consensus among Zen Buddhism practitioners and scholars is that Zen Buddhism began with Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism (Dumoulin 2005), who incorporated dhyana (i.e., a form of Zen meditation with Indian origins) into his training. As Zen meditation can be traced back to India prior to the ...

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkars Significant Role in Revival of Buddhism …
Revival of Buddhism in the Modern India is the process of growing and developing the reminiscence seed of Buddhism in the Indian soil. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in his capacity and for the cause of liberation of untouchables attempted to revive Buddhism in India. This revival of Buddhism in Modern India by Dr. Babasaheb

India’s Use of Buddhism: Soft Power, Soft Balancing
31 Aug 2023 · Beyond its borders, India’s use of Buddhism in its wider neighborhood brings it up against China, similarly engaged in international rise and aspirations in the same strategic backyards, and similarly deploying Buddhism in its diplomacy. Scott profiled this emergent rival deployment of Buddhism in China-India diplomacy in 2016, Ranade

Buddhism And Its Importance In Indian Context - IJCRT
Sankaracharya arrangement four maths in four parts of India. Later on, others followed this system. Buddhism was able to be created, due to the contribution Influence on History: Buddhism applied its influence on the course of Indian history. The land of Kalinga changed Chandasoka to Dharmasoka Buddhism also concerned Kaniska and Harshavardhan.

Atlas - 3.4 - Buddhism - Mr Henson Honors World History I
ncient India and the Spread of Buddhism addition to Hinduism. another major world religion developed in ancient India—Buddhism. Buddhism was based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. He preached a new way of lite to encl suffering. The Mauryas united India and created the first Indian empire. During their reign, Buddhism spread throughout ...

Maritime History Of Ancient India: Exploring Trade Routes, Naval ...
Keywords: Maritime history, Ancient India, Trade routes, Naval warfare, Cultural exchanges 1. Introduction ... of the Silk Route in fostering cross-cultural exchanges is evident from the spread of Buddhism from India to East Asia (Ray, 1999). Similarly, the Spice Route emerged as another vital maritime corridor linking India with the Middle East,

BUDDHISM IN MODERN INDIA: ASSERTION OF IDENTITY AND …
BUDDHISM IN MODERN INDIA: ASSERTION OF IDENTITY AND AUTHORITY FOR DALITS (SOCIAL CHANGES AND CULTURAL HISTORY) Dr. Preeti Oza Department of English St. Andrew‘s College University of Mumbai preetioza1@gmail.com Abstract In the Lotus Sutra (the first Sutra introduced into China and Vietnam from India), the Buddha is described as the

Comments on the History of Research on Buddhism among …
Taranātha’s history of Buddhism. Many of his followers still cling on to his theory. Smith’s influence cannot be said to have been beneficial ... The Oxford History of India, 2nd edition (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1921). 7 BaT 1, 101. 8 K. V. Subrahmanya Aiyer, “The Earliest Monuments of the Pandya Country and

Buddhism in Thailand - buddhistelibrary.org
EOPLE all over the world who are interested in Buddhism and keep in touch with its news and activities must have heard of the Buddha Jayanti celebrations held a few years ago in all Buddhist countries, including India and Japan. It was in 1957 or, according to the reckoning of some Buddhist countries, in 1956, that Buddhism, as founded

Tāranātha’s History of Buddhism in India - Uni-Hildesheim
TARANATHA'S HISTORY OF BUDDHISM IN INDIA In troductory 5 Benedictory Verse 5 Aim of the Work 5 Table of Contents 6 The !)ources 19 Ch. 1. Account of the Period of King Ajatasatru 20 Ch. 2. Account of the Period of King Subahu 26 Ch. 3. Account of the Period of King Sudhanu 29 Ch. 4. Account of the Period of Arya Upagupta 34 Ch. 5.

Theravada Buddhism in North-East India: a study of the Tai-Khamtis
East Asia. The study of the Theravada Buddhism is significant to appreciate India’s relations with South-East Asian countries in a proper perspective. Keywords: Community, Tai-Khamtis, North-East India, South-East Asia, Theravada Located in the eastern most part of India, North-East India includes eight states namely, Assam, Arunachal

Buddhism in India - BYJU'S Exam Prep
Buddhism in India Buddhism is one of the main religions in the world. Buddhism in India began with Siddhartha Gautama between 563 and 483 BCE, and throughout the following millennia, it spread ... Buddhism History Over 2,600 years ago, Buddhism emerged in India as a way of life with the ability to transform a person. The founder of the religion ...

Buddhism and medicine - Tibetan Medicine Edu
History • Buddhism and medicine www.tibetanmedicine-edu.org ©Pasang Y. Arya 12.2009 · Dhana giving · Sila morality · Ksanti patience · Virya effort · Dhyana concentration · Prajna wisdom Vajrayana Buddhism developed more and more in India and the surrounding countries, especially in north western countries like Afganistan and ...

India in the 6th Century BC: Rise of Jainism and Buddhism
Name two rulers of Northern India who contributed to the spread of Buddhism in India and abroad. Answer: Ahsoka the Great and Harsha contributed to the spread of Buddhism in India and abroad. Question 38. Mention the influence of Buddhism on Hinduism. Answer: The Buddhism was quite popular among the Hindus due to its simple- doctrines. The

THE BUDDHIST EDUCATION IN ANCIENT INDIA: AN ANALYSIS
The arrival of Buddhism in India was around the sixth cent. Bc and that was the time when the people of India were dealing with the very hard supremacy of ... The history of Buddhist education records its utmost development in India during the 4th to the 12th centuries AD. Basically not only in India, in fact, but it also makes remarkable ...

401: HISTORY OF INDIA (EARLY TIMES-1200 AD) SYLLABUS UNIT …
the evolution of Indian culture. Since ancient times India has been the land of several religions. Ancient India witnessed the birth of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, but all these cultures and religions intermingled and interacted. The most baffling problem confronts a historian of ancient India is the absence of any

BUDDHISM: A HISTORICAL SURVEY
BUDDHISM: A HISTORICAL SURVEY Karim Najafi Barzegar The dialogue among religions is a dialogue among different cultures, thoughts and relations in different nations throughout the history of the world. Religion is a living phenomena and a common truth that has always manifested itself in the form of true love and faith in God. This

Vietnam and India: A Discourse on Buddhist Contacts - CORE
India and Vietnam in ancient times. The article would contest the Indic centric view that there was total transplantation of Indian Buddhism. Glorification of India’s past dominated the Indian historical writing of nationalist historians and they visualized Southeast Asian culture as the gift of India. This trend even spilled over in post ...

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkars Significant Role in Revival of Buddhism …
initiated to Buddhism for relieving them from the clutches of Hinduism. On the occasion of the Conversion to Buddhism in his speech on 15th October 1956 he said , "the reason for choosing this place is different. Those who have studied Buddhist history will come to know that the people who have propagated Buddhism in India were the Nag people.

Female patrons of early buddhism in ancient india: an …
18 May 2017 · and contributions towards the propagation of Buddhism were rarely brought to light. This is a major lacuna in Buddhist history. It was in Mauryan period that Buddhism emerged as a distinct religion with great potential for expansion. Emperor Ashoka 1 initiated the tradition of engraving inscriptions in India, which became widely popular thereafter.

INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM ON THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
BC- 491 BCE) are well-known patrons of Buddhism in the history of India. Not only India there were countries like Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Burma. 7. were heavily influenced by Buddhism and adopted Buddhist principles in their governance. Xuanzang is the Monk who Brought Buddhism East, especially to China in 150 CE duringthe latter part of the

rahul Sankrityayan and the Buddhism of Nepal - Digital Himalaya
Buddhism, and in particular of the history of Indian Buddhism. He did not want to become a monk right off, for that would have meant scratching 8 Bhikkhu Sri Nivasa (1894–1968) was born in Sri Lanka and went to India at the request of Anagarika Dharmapala, who later appointed him secretary of the Maha Bodhi Society Sarnath branch.

Origins of Buddhism - Province of Manitoba
Buddhism include Chan Buddhism, Korean Seon, Japanese Zen, Pure Land . Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhism, and Vietnamese Buddhism. For some, they may also include the Vajrayana traditions of Tiantai, Tendai, Shingon Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism, all of which add esoteric teachings to the Mahayana tradition. This movement may be characterized as ...

The History and Current Situation of Traditional Buddhism Belief …
The special Buddhism history and current situation owned by these nations should be considered as a main chapter of the world’s Buddhism spreading history. 1. Introduction . Russia is a country that crosses Europe and Asia and takes orthodox as its main religion. However, Buddhism has a history of nearly five centuries and has become one of ...

Buddhism in Bengal: A Brief Survey - Internet Archive
The next remarkable event in the history of Indian Buddhism and so in the history of Buddhism in Bengal was the rise of the Pala dynasty that ruled Bengal from the middle of the eighth to the later half of the twelfth century A.D. The Pala rule in Bengal is especially significant for three reasons. First, prior to Pala

Sectional President's Address: EXPLORING EARLY INDIAN BUDDHISM …
setting, environment are equally important in unraveling the history of Buddhism in Ancient India. Dilip Chakrabarti in his study on the influences of political and economic forces on the Buddhist sites through the ages across South Asia has suggested that "Buddhist sites now call for detailed attention as archaeological sites-not merely as ...

Drishti IAS PDF
Q. With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following was/were common to both Buddhism and Jainism? 1. Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment 2. Indifference to the authority of the Vedas 3. Denial of efficacy of rituals Select the correct answer using the codes given below: A. 1 only B. 2 and 3 only C. 1 and 3 only

UNIT 7 EMERGENCE OF BUDDHIST CENTRAL AND PENINSULAR INDIA …
7.2 Spread of Buddhism 7.3 Emergence of Buddhism in Central and Southern India 7.4 Andhradesa (Modern Andhra Pradesh) 7.5 Peninsular India 7.6 Popularity of Buddhism in Central and Peninsular India 7.7 Summary 7.8 Glossary 7.9 Exercises 7.0 OBJECTIVES This unit is to: • familiarise you with the spread of Buddhism in Central and Peninsular ...

EXPANSION OF BUDDHISM IN INDIA AND ABROAD*
22 NEWINDIANANTIQUARY [April inscriptionofaboutthe4thcenturyfoundinKekahandanotherofthe7th or8thcenturyfromPraPratom,bothcontainedthewellknown-Buddhistfor ...

The History of Buddhism in Vietnam - crvp.org
Part Two: Buddhism from the Ngo to the Tran Dynasties (10th-14th Centuries A.D.) Chapter VII, “Buddhism under the Ngo Dinh and Early Le Dynasties,” examines Buddhist developments after Vietnam’s great victory of 938 A.D., putting an end to 1000 years of Chinese domination. Over the next century Buddhism steadily strengthened itself.

DECLINE OF BUDDHISM IN PAKISTAN: A HISTORICAL REVIEW
1 Mar 2022 · Manuscripts, the Oldest Manuscript Collection Surviving in Pakistan and India : History of Information, n.d.) The archeological traces of Buddhism in Pakistan are many and well explored and studied as compared to the remains of some other traditions. The archeological data of Buddhism in Pakistan today

THE EXPANSION OF BUDDHISM - Brill
THE EXPANSION OF BUDDHISM IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA Stephen C. Berkwitz Although we know that Buddhism originated in the Gangetic Plains of India and spread across Asia as arguably the world’s first missionary religion, its expansion involved many different forms of Buddhism, as distinctive monastic orders and various schools.

Buddhist Art in India
Buddhist Art in India Radha Banerjee Indian art is an expression of Indian life and thought attuned to its vast natural background and its socio- ... main purpose the edification or popularization of Buddhism. Fortunately enough in India and outside where Buddhism did exist, or still exists, there are innumerable monuments representing ...

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