Early Buddhist Transmission and Trade Networks
Раннее распространение буддизма и торговые сети
2011-01-01
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Abstract (AI)
In his earlier article, Heitzman defines an early Buddhist monastic site as a place with structural remains of stpas, caityas, monasteries, or temples for Buddhist images (122), but the architecture and layout of monasteries only developed after the period of Aoka, and most archaeological remains of vihras do not date before the first cen-
Key Findings
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Early Buddhist monastic sites are defined by structural remains of stupas, chaityas, monasteries, or temples housing Buddhist images.
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Monastery architecture and organizational layouts developed only after the period of Ashoka, according to the abstract.
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Most archaeological remains identified as viharas date later than the earliest phase of Buddhism, rather than before it.
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The abstract challenges assumptions that substantial Buddhist monastic infrastructure existed before Ashoka’s period.
Research Object
Early Buddhist monastic sites and associated archaeological remains (stupas, chaityas, viharas, monasteries, temples)
Research Subject
the development and chronology of monastic architecture and layout, particularly the dating of vihāra remains before and after the period of Aśoka
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