التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Building for the Buddha: Patrons in the Pa-la Kingdom. |
| المؤلفون: |
Datta, Sanjukta |
| المصدر: |
Studies in History; Aug2019, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p162-177, 16p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
ROYAL patronage, PALA dynasty, BUDDHISM, BUDDHIST monks, BUDDHIST monasticism & religious orders, PATRONAGE |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
INDIA |
| مستخلص: |
In conventional historiography, kings of the Pa-la dynasty are celebrated for upholding the last bastion of Buddhism in early medieval eastern India. The article demonstrates, on the basis of epigraphic evidence, that along with royal patrons, there were other categories of benefactors actively involved in the building and sustenance of Buddhist establishments. In fact, compared to the brief epigraphic history of royal patronage, there is a more sustained record of support provided to Buddhist establishments by subordinate rulers and Buddhist monks in the Pa-la domain. Through a close analysis of two twelfth-century stone inscriptions, an attempt is made to track continuities and changes in the nature of patronage provided by these two categories in a milieu defined by the presence of Buddhist institutions of trans-regional renown and participation of patrons from other realms. By paying attention to the inscriptional vocabulary, the article also highlights a typology of Buddhist monastic establishments within an eastern Indian sector and a range of devotional activities open to donors to acquire religious merit at these centres. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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