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Book Description: Sri Satguru Publications, 1995. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. NA (illustrator). First edition. NA. From the Beginning of modern indological research, the dates of the Buddha have been recognized as having crucial Importance for early Indian history. A Symposium on "the date of the historical Buddha and the importance of its determination for Historiography and World history" was convened under the auspices of the academy of Science in Gottingen, Germany. The present volume concentrates mainly on those aspects which are directly relevant for the reconstruction of the early History of Buddhist Chronology as well as for the understanding of related developments in India, in Sri Lanka, and in the Countries of southeast Asian Theravada tradition. The volume contains papers by Heinz Bechert, Siglinde Dietz, Jens-Uwe Hartmann, Gustav Roth, Heinz Braun, Hajime Nakamura, Herbert Hartel, Hermann Kulke, Georg von Simson, Adelheid Mette, Oskar von Hinuber, Wilhelm Halbfass, Andre Bareau Heinrich von Steitencron, Cornelia Mallebrein, Petra-Kieffer-Pulz, Gunter Gronbold, Claus Vogel, Herbert Franke, and Klaus Rohrborn. The volume contains an exhaustive bibliography. Contents: I. INTRODUCTORY ESSAY A. Introductory Essay : The Dates of the Historical Buddha - a Controversial Issue/Heinz Bechert 1. The Dates of the Buddha - an Open Question 2. Reviewing the History of Research 3. Evidence Derived from the Context of Indian Cultural History 4. Different Evaluations of the Evidence 5. The Origin and Spread of the Various Traditional Buddha Chronologies 6. Chiliasm in Buddhist Traditions 7. The Dates of the Buddha in Historical Speculation 8. Concluding Remarks II. HISTORY OF RESEARCH A. The Dating of the Historical Buddha in the History of Western Scholarship up to 1980/Siglinde Dietz 1. The Early Period 2. The Middle Period 3. More Recent Studies on the Dates of the Buddha B. Research on the Date of the Buddha : South Asian Studies Published in Western Languages/Jens-Uwe Hartmann C. Notes About the Dates of Gautama Buddha`s Parinirvana in Hindi Writings/Gustav Roth D. The Buddhist Era in the Malalankaravatthu/Heinz Braun E. Japanese Research on the Date of the Buddha/Hajime Nakamura III. CULTURAL SETTING A. Archaeological Research on Ancient Buddhist Sites/Herbert Hartel i. Kusinagara ii. Bodh Gaya iii. Rajagrha iv. Sarnath v. Kausambi vi. Sravasti vii. Vaisali viii. Lumbini ix. Kapilavastu 1. Tilaurakot 2. Piprahwa Ganwaria B. Some Considerations on the Significance of Buddha`s Date for the History of North India/Hermann Kulke C. The Historical Background of the Rise of Buddhism and the Problem of Dating/Georg Von Simson D. The Synchronism of the Buddha and the Jina Mahavira and the Problem of Chronology in Early Jainism/Adelheid Mette E. Linguistic Considerations on the Date of the Buddha/Oskar Von Hinuber F. Early Indian References to the Greeks and the First Encounters between Buddhism and the West/Wilhelm Halbfass i. The Buddha and Epicurus G. Some Considerations Concerning the Problem Posed by the Date of the Buddha`s Parinirvana/Andre Bareau H. The Puranic Genealogies and the Date of the Buddha/Heinrich Von Stietencron Introductory Summary 1. The Text 2. Structure, Purpose and Origin of the Text 3. The Date of the Buddha 4. Buddha`s Contemporaries i. Pradyota ii. Prasenajit iii. Udayana 5. The Reconstruction/R. Morton Smith i. Magadha ii. Kosala iii. Vatsa iv. Avanti v. Possible Answers to the Remaining Problems IV. EVALUATION OF THE INDIAN AND Theravada TRADITIONS A. The Dates of the Buddha and the Origin and Spread of the Theravada Chronology/Heinz Bechert 1. The Long and the Short Chronology 2. An Examination of the Corrected Long Chronology 3. The Chronology of the "Dotted Record" 4. The Chronological Miscalculation in the Sri Lankan Sources 5. Traces of the Short chronology in the Dipavamsa 6. The Origin of the Long Chronology 7 Printed Pages: 387. Bookseller Inventory # 37789

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Book Description: Sri Satguru Publications. Book Condition: New. pp. 387 , Maps From the beginning of modern indological research, the dates of the Buddha have been recognized as having crucial importance for early Indian history. A symposium on "the date of the historical Buddha and the importance of its determination for historiography and world history" was convened under the auspices of the academy of science in Gottingen, Germany. The present volume concentrates mainly on those aspects which are directly relevant for the reconstruction of the early history of Buddhist chronology as well as for the understanding of related developments in India, in Sri Lanka, and in. Bookseller Inventory # 7802000

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Book Description: Sri Satguru Publications, India, 1996. Hardback. Book Condition: New. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. Bookseller Inventory # AMO9788170304692

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Book Description: Sri Satguru Publications,India, 1996. HRD. Book Condition: Brand New. 387 pages. 11.18x8.66x0.94 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # zk8170304695

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