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Buddhist
Western Himalaya
Part 1: A Politico-Religious History
O.C. Handa |
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| ISBN |
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8173871248 |
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| Year
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2001 |
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| Pages |
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400
+ 36 coloured & b/w plates |
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| Size
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8.5"
X 5.5" / Hardcover |
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| Price |
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Rs.
750 |
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| Availability |
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Yes |
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Buddhism
has been a living religion of the major bulk of the
population in the Western Himalaya. This region has
attracted attention of the researchers and scholars.
They have contributed enormously on religion, art
and culture of this region. What is historically available
on this region is either the apocryphal account of
the Buddhist movement since its introduction during
the Second Epoch in the tenth century from Central
Tibet or the cursory and peripheral references of
this region in the historical accounts of the neighbouring
kingdoms. The political and social history of this
region has, thus, not only remained suppressed by
and subservient to the history of Buddhism in Tibet,
but is also infected with strong monastic bias.
The present work is a result of the strenuous efforts
of the author for many years. An attempt has been
made to piece together all the available source material—literary,
archaeological and traditional—to construct
a cogent and well-reasoned account of the historical
events in this Himalayan Shangri-la of Buddhism. Towards
that end, the histories of the neighbouring kingdoms
and powers, which influenced the course of history
of this region, have also been correlated so that
the historical events of this region are integrated
into the wider socio-cultural, religious and political
format of the entire Western Himalayan region. It
is for the first time that an integrated socio-political
and religious history of this region has been attempted.
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RETROSPECTION
-- Pre-Ashokan Era
-- Ashokan Propagative
Enterprise
-- Pan-Asian Expansion
under the Indo-Greeks and the Kushanas
-- Post-Kushana Upheavals
and Rise of Ambivalent Cults
2. GEO-ETHNOGRAPHIC MOSAIC
-- Geo-physical Set-up—Ladakh;
Himachal
-- Ethnographic Distribution—Kiratas;
Mons; Dards; Hunjas; Drakpas; Changpas; Buchhens; Kinnars
-- Demographic Pattern—J&K;
Himachal Pradesh
3. POLITICAL HISTORY (EARLY PERIOD)
-- Significance of the
Tibetan Historiography
-- Protohistorical Period
-- Traditional and Archaeological
Evidences
-- Expansion of the Central
Tibetan Dynastic Rule
4. POLITICAL HISTORY (LATER PERIOD)
-- Rise of Independent
Kingdoms
-- Kingdom of Ladakh; Kingdom
of Guge; Zanskar and Spiti; Kishtwar Principality; Padum
Principality;
-- --
Zangla Principality; Spiti Principality
5. RELIGIOUS HISTORY
-- Bon-chos—Jola-Bon;
Kyar-Bon; Gyur-Bon
-- Buddhism
-- --
Introduction of Buddhism from India
-- --
Rise and Development of Buddhism on the Roof
of the World
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The Primitive Phase
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The Medieval Renaissance
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-- Kahdampa; Kargyupa
(Karmapa, Northern Dugpa, Southern Dugpa, Drigungpa,
Talungpa);
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-- Nyingmapa (Dzokchhenpa,
Mindol-lingpa, Kartokpa, Nadakpa, Lhotrak Lhalungpa
and Lha-tSun-pa);
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-- Sakyapa (Cho-nangpa,
Ngorpa); Gelukpa; Shichepa (Pho-Cho, Mo-Cho, Ma)
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The Modern Theocratic Phase
6. APOSTLES OF BUDDHISM IN TIBET
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Shantarakshita; Padmasambhava; Rinchen Sangpo;
Dipankara Shrijnana (Atisha); Marpa; Milaripa;
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-- Puton Rimpoche
(Bu-ston Rin-po-che); Tsongkhapa; Taranatha
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
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Dr.
O.C. Handa is a well-known connoisseur of art
and culture, and an outstanding scholar in history and
archaeology, especially of the Himalayan region, having
been in the field for almost half a century. In his
pursuits, he has been undertaking several exploratory
visits to the farflung nooks and corners of the Western
and Central Himalayan regions. That would underscore
his zeal to explore the antique but extant material
evidences of history, art and culture of the Himalayan
region, and his commitment to acquire first-hand and
authentic knowledge of various interesting and important
aspects of this region. This quality is well reflected
in his writings. He did his post-graduation in History
from University of Mysore, Ph.D. from Meerut University
and D.Lit. form Agra Univ. Having come from civil engineering
background, he remained in-charge of the Department
of Museum & Archaeology, Himachal Pradesh for several
years.
Dr. Handa has sixteen books on art, history, archaeology
and culture of the Himalayan region to his credit. Besides,
he has been writing articles and research papers for
various national and international research journals.
He has, thus, more than 500 papers and articles to his
credit. He has also been performing for the radio and
TV. He has participated and delivered lectures in several
regional, national and international seminars and workshops.
He remained a member of different expert committees
of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi and the Ministry of
Tourism & Culture, Govt. of India. Dr. Handa remained
a fellow of Himachal Academy of Art, Language and Culture,
Shimla; Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi;
and Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla at different
periods. He was a Senior Fellow of the Indian Council
of Historical Research, New Delhi from 2001 to 2003.
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