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Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 USA In addition to the MLA, Chicago, and APA styles, your school, university, publication, or institution may have its own requirements for citations. This accounts for the fact that the Udasi is now respected as equal to the most prestigious and ancient Hindu orders. 3, pp. Commitment to, or at least proximity to, religious mysteries brought social and political status, and for this reason monks and nuns gained prestige and power in their support communities. The practice of religiously legitimizing kingship continued in Tibet and Southeast Asia, notably in the Qing dynasty (16441911) during the reign of the Qianlong emperor in the late eighteenth century. Bodhgaya: the site of enlightenment. 2v. Though according to mainstream doctrine women can be enlightened, in the canonical versions of Buddhist monastic literature women are often cast in unflattering roles. 149-152 Hamilton BQ4055 .C64 1983, Keyes, Charles F. 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The world of Buddhism: Buddhist monks and nuns in society and culture. 1990 113-124; also in CONTRIB SE AS ETHNOL no.9 (Dec 1990) 113-124 Hamilton Asia GN635.A75 C66 no.9, de Casparis, J.G. Indeed, in addition to places for meditation and worship, monasteries were centers for the study and practice of medicine, for writing and building library collections, for Buddhist arts, for adjudicating community disputes, and in general for serving the needs of host communities. Munster: Lit, 1994. Buddhism in South-East Asia: a cultural survey. 308p. 318p. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1995. Crossroad, N.Y.: Crossroad Publishing Company, 1993. In modern Indonesia and Malaysia, Buddhism exists as a living religion primarily among the Chinese minority, who in the early 21st century constituted about one-quarter of the population and were recognized by the constitution as Buddhist. 253p. 366p. Montreal: Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies; Toronto: Museum for Textiles, 1994. Some of the most renowned Buddhist monasteries in history were built in the Gupta period. In South and Southeast Asia, Buddhist monks were and still are teachers to the peoplenot only in religious matters but also in the realm of basic educationparticularly in Myanmar. So far we have discussed the contiributino of Brahmin to the early transmission of Indian culture to southeast Asia. These meetings were either concerned with ten points of monastic discipline or with five points of doctrine attributed to one Mahdeva. 60-63 Hamilton Asia DS501.5 .C84, Blackburn, Anne M. (2003), Localizing Linage: Importing Higher Ordination in the Theravadin South and Southeast Asia, in John Clifford Holt, Jacob N. Kinnard, Jonathan S. Walters (eds), Constituting communities : Theravada Buddhism and the religious cultures of South and Southeast Asia, Albany : State University of New York Press, Hamilton Asia BQ4570.S6 C66 2003, Blofeld, John E. (1971), Mahayana Buddhism in Southeast Asia, Singapore, D. Moore for Asia Pacific, 9, 51p Hamilton Asia BL1445.A8 B55, Bobilin, Robert (1999), Buddhism, nationalism and violence, In: Socially engaged Buddhism for the new millennium: essays in honor of the Ven. Women did not have the educational opportunities that were available for men, but they were able to engage in Buddhist meditations and rituals in celibate monastic institutions. (Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica, no.140.) 72-79 Hamilton Asia BZ 911210.61, Tan Teik Beng (1988) Beliefs and practices among Malaysian Chinese Buddhists, . 1995 307-345 Hamilton Asia HN700.6 .A8 D55 1995, Nagata, Judith (2001), World religions as a source of power among Chinese women in Malaysia, In: Armstrong, M. Jocelyn; Armstrong, R. Warwick; Mulliner, Kent, eds. Statue of Buddha in Bodh Gaya, India Bodh Gaya is one of the most important historical sites in Buddhism. In Southeast Asia the impact of Buddhism was felt in very different ways in three separate regions. Hamilton Asia BQ410. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. Buddhist monasteries enjoyed the extensive support and protection of political authorities, and in turn monasteries offered religious services, education, and public legitimization. That is, as long as monks obeyed the monastic laws and engaged in the ritual and meditative practices, Buddhism could and did appear in manifold forms through history. The list of ten points includes rather trivial matters, and it is probable that these were in themselves indicators of larger issues. In later northern Buddhism (i.e., Mahayana), the role of the historical Buddha was reduced, and the order (sangha) acquired an even more exalted position. (2001) Buddhism in . Although celibacy is postulated for the Buddhist clergy everywhere, there have always been notable exceptions. 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A key factor in the historical success of the Buddhist monastic institution was its ability to function together with political authorities. Ithaca, N.Y., 1995. Cao Dai propounded an eclectic theology, with a pope and such heterogeneous patron saints as the 19th-century French novelist Victor Hugo, the World War II British prime minister Winston Churchill, and the Buddha. Moreover, these commercials exchanges contributed also to the improvement of the Buddhist monks situation. In Vietnam, the third region, the main connections have been with China. One of the flashpoints shaping the future of Buddhism is the place and progress of women in Theravada Buddhism, the dominant Vehicle in Southeast Asia.