Buddhist Ideas and Rituals in Early India and Korea
Lee, Kwangsu
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Book ID : 5715
ISBN-10 : 81-7304-221-7 / 8173042217
ISBN-13 : 978-81-7304-221-8 / 9788173042218
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
1998
Edition :
Language : English
196p., Abb., Bib., Index, 22 cm., (Originally presented as the author's Ph.D thesis in Delhi University 1992)
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- Introduction; Indo-Korean Contacts in Early History; The Political Idea of the Ideal King; The Idea of Merit-Making and Donation; Ideas of Social Differentiation; Religious Ceremonies and Rites; Conclusion.
DESCRIPTION
The study aims to search for the Buddhist tradition in ancient India and Korea. This work is based mainly on literary sources ranging from early Buddhist texts like Nikayas and Dhammapada to tantric texts. Valuable information with regard to the Buddhism in early Korean society and Indo-Korean contacts comes from the Samgukyusa in which the narrative is more and more transformed into myth and legend. The time span of this book is from the sixth century B.C. to about fifth or sixth century A.D. in India and from the first century to around ninth century A.D. in Korean context.
